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11 Mar 2013
Myanmar has voted to sign an international treaty on enforcement of foreign arbitral awards, in a move that could encourage foreign investment into the isolated country, according to press reports from the country.
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21 Feb 2013
High value claims that begin in the Technology and Construction Court (TCC), Mercantile Courts and Chancery Division will not now have the proposed new costs management regime imposed on them, court officials have confirmed.
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14 Feb 2013
An engineer can be held liable for a drop in the value of a property during a period of delay caused by him, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
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23 Jan 2013
Legal professional privilege (LPP) should only apply to communications between lawyers and their clients and not to accountants, the Supreme Court has ruled. Any extension of LPP is a matter for Parliament, not the courts, it said.
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03 Dec 2012
Five legal challenges to the controversial High Speed 2 (HS2) rail project that get underway today could be among the last as the Government outlines its plans to limit future judicial reviews, an expert has said.
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09 Nov 2012
Big businesses that do not publicly commit to pay their suppliers promptly could be named by the Government, the Business Minister has warned.
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23 Oct 2012
OPINION: A recent overturning of a real estate arbitration award in Dubai risks damaging the confidence of investors in the region and renews concerns about Dubai's track record of enforcing arbitral awards
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31 Jul 2012
Five cases being brought against the Government's flagship high-speed rail link between London and the Midlands will be heard in December, the High Court has confirmed.
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30 Apr 2012
Almost one third of small construction companies say that they have come close to being put out of business due to liquidity problems caused by late payments, according to new research.
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23 Apr 2012
The Government is "on track" to meet its spending reduction targets under its Infrastructure Cost Review programme, with projected savings of up to £1.5 billion already identified, the Treasury has announced.
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