Civil litigation

Jacobs UK Ltd v Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP (incorporated as a US Limited Liability Partnership) [2008] EWHC 2847 (TCC), [2008] All ER (D) 258 (Nov)

On an application for summary judgment under CPR 24.2, a conditional order is appropriate if the court concludes that it is possible that the defence may succeed but that it is improbable that it will do so.

Issue: 7348 / Categories: Case law , Law digest

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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Foot Anstey—Jasmine Olomolaiye

Investigations and corporate crime specialist joins as partner

Fieldfisher—Mark Shaw

Veteran funds specialist joins investment funds team

Taylor Wessing—Stephen Whitfield

Firm enhances competition practice with London partner hire

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Civil litigation

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Foot Anstey—Jasmine Olomolaiye

Fieldfisher—Mark Shaw

Taylor Wessing—Stephen Whitfield