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16 November 2012
Issue: 7538 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Procedure

Ansari v Knowles and others [2012] EWHC 3137 (QB), [2012] All ER (D) 117 (Nov)

It was an established principle that, in circumstances where a settlement was reached with one tortfeasor for only part of the full value of a claim, or for that matter a judge determined the compensation in respect of only a part of the claim, it might be possible to recover the balance against any other tortfeasor liable in respect of the harm suffered. However, it would depend upon the particular circumstances of the case. It would have to be clear that the settlement (or judgment, as the case might be) covered only part of the damages suffered.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Debevoise & Plimpton—Mary Lavelle

Debevoise & Plimpton—Mary Lavelle

Debevoise expands London secondaries team with addition of Mary Lavelle

Excello Law—Hestia Private Client

Excello Law—Hestia Private Client

Excello Law welcomes ex-Irwin Mitchell team to launch Hestia Private Client

Carpmaels & Ransford—Christopher Stothers

Carpmaels & Ransford—Christopher Stothers

Heavyweight patent litigator will bolster Carpmaels Ransford’s rapidly growing Litigation team as firm marks its 250th anniversary

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Arbitration may be private, but its confidentiality is no impenetrable shield. Writing in NLJ this week, James Glaysher of Kingsley Napley examines when courts will permit arbitral material to surface in open litigation
A telecoms operator may be able to hold over under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, yet still be unable to secure a renewal: an outcome described as a legal ‘paradox’
The Financial Reporting Council’s revised Audit Enforcement Procedure will alter the balance of power in corporate investigations
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