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Issue 1 May 2022

Significant Court of Appeal Judgment on Limitation of Liability in IT Contracts

Significant Court of Appeal Judgment on Limitation of Liability in IT Contracts

The Court of Appeal has handed down a significant judgment in relation to limitations of liability in IT contracts, which has relevance to commercial contracts more generally: Soteria Insurance Limited v IBM United Kingdom [2022] EWCA Civ 440.The clause in question excluded claims for “loss of profit, revenue, savings (including anticipated savings)” and the question was whether this clause excluded a claim by a customer against a supplier for wasted expenditure.At first instance, the High…
Meet you in the Metaverse

Meet you in the Metaverse

I’m excited to announce that the sixth instalment, and the first episode of season two, of our Digital Download podcast, Meet you in the Metaverse, is now live.In episode six I discusses the metaverse with Kostya Lobov, Partner in our IP Group and Co-Chair of our Interactive Entertainment Group. What should brands be thinking about when establishing themselves in the metaverse, what does the term metaverse even mean and does it exist yet?You can listen to the episode in full below or find us…
High Court claim involving claimed Bitcoin creator – the latest twist

High Court claim involving claimed Bitcoin creator – the latest twist

There have been further interesting developments in the Tulip Trading case, involving claimed Bitcoin creator Dr Craig Wright, on which we previously reported.Tulip, ultimately owned by Dr Craig Wright and his family, alleged that open-source software developers who worked on the Bitcoin Core and Bitcoin Cash ABC software owed tortious and fiduciary duties to Tulip which required the developers to re-write or amend the underlying software code to enable Tulip to access its Bitcoin.The High…
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