Parties may struggle to establish issue estoppel based on a foreign judgment, even when they agreed exclusive jurisdiction of English courts.
MAD Atelier International BV v. Manès [2020] EWHC 1014 (Comm) considers key...more
English Supreme Court rules that there is no reasonable diligence requirement barring a fresh action to set aside a judgment obtained by fraud.
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In Takhar v Gracefield Developments Limited and others...more
4/17/2019
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Appeals ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Estoppel ,
Evidence ,
Final Judgment ,
Fraud ,
Res Judicata ,
Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Set-Asides ,
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UK Supreme Court
Judgment confirms the effectiveness of contractual provisions that prevent the parties from varying their contract orally.
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom recently held that an oral variation of a contract was...more