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Under the fire coverage provisions of a buildings insurance policy an insurer is likely to have the right to reinstate instead of paying a money indemnity.

The State Council published the Outline of the National Intellectual Property Strategy on June 5, 2008.

Over the past few months CMS has increasingly seen tax authorities in the UK, US and across Europe dissecting internal legal agreements and questioning apparently watertight attribution of risks and functions in the pricing models of group transactions.

The selling point of adjudication is its speed and cost effectiveness. If you're owed money, but the debtor won't pay up, you can adjudicate and may well obtain a decision saying that the debtor owes you £X.

Payment disputes often arise in the construction industry where claims are made with little or no supporting detail.

Party autonomy rules in commercial arbitration. This means that parties can agree where they arbitrate, and which rules and laws govern the arbitration.

The fact that an adjudicator makes an error in reaching his decision does not usually render the decision unenforceable. Orthodox thinking is that if an adjudicator gets it wrong, the result can be changed in “final” proceedings.

There are exceptional cases where adjudicators’ decisions are not readily enforced by the courts. These include where it is appears that the wrong body appointed the adjudicator, or the adjudicator decided a dispute under the wrong construction contract.

The JCT standard form of contract provides a specific contractual mechanism for deduction of Liquidated and Ascertained Damages ("LADs") by the employer in certain circumstances if the construction project is not completed on time (as do many other standard form construction contracts, although the procedure in the JCT is more complicated than most).

On 13 July 2005 the Court of Appeal gave its judgment in British Horseracing Board v William Hill Organisation Ltd, the first substantive case concerning database rights in the UK.

The Damages (Asbestos-related Conditions) (Scotland) Act 2009 (" 2009 Act") came into force on 17 June 2009 in response to the October 2007 House of Lords decision in Rothwell v Chemical Insulating Co Limited.

The Court of Appeal has recently confirmed that early negotiations prior to the commencement of litigation can be protected by ‘without prejudice’ privilege.

The first prosecution under the Corporate Manslaughter Act 2007 ("the 2007 Act") has been adjourned until September.

The first prosecution under the Corporate Manslaughter Act 2007 ("the 2007 Act") will begin Friday 26 February 2010. Cotswolds Geotechnical Holdings Limited ("Cotswolds") has been charged under the 2007 Act for the death of Alexander Wright, a 27 year old geologist.

The High Court recently handed down a judgment that provides important clarification on the duty of care as respects waste. The judgment is of particular note for businesses dependent on waste collections from public land and highways, for example those operating on a high street.

The United Kingdom will change how solicitors are paid in "no-win no-fee" court cases to stop spiralling costs from harming the legal system, Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke announced on Tuesday.

On 11 October 2010 in Broda Agro Trade (Cyprus) Limited v Alfred C. Toepfer International GmbH the Court of Appeal gave a judgment interpreting section 72 of the Arbitration Act 1996 (the "Act").