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Practice – Summary judgment. The claimant brought proceedings, contending that it was entitled to payment of a success fee under the terms of an engagement under which it agreed to provide services to the defendant company. The issue was whether the claimant's right to payment of a success fee was conditional on proof that its activities were an effective cause of the success in question being achieved. The Commercial Court, in granting the claimant's application for summary judgment, held that, where the desired event had been achieved, the claimant was entitled to its fee without the need for further inquiry as to whether it had been an effective cause of that event.
Practice – Summary judgment. The claimant brought proceedings, contending that it was entitled to payment of a success fee under the terms of an engagement under which it agreed to provide services to the defendant company. The issue was whether the claimant's right to payment of a success fee was conditional on proof that its activities were an effective cause of the success in question being achieved. The Commercial Court, in granting the claimant's application for summary judgment, held that, where the desired event had been achieved, the claimant was entitled to its fee without the need for further inquiry as to whether it had been an effective cause of that event.
Update from the Chair of the Bar
By David Green
Mário Barroso, Head of R&D and Method Development at AlphaBiolabs, examines the forensic science underpinning hair drug testing, its evidential scope and limitations, and why it remains the gold standard for evidencing patterns of drug use in family proceedings
Unlocking your aged debt to fund your tax in one easy step. By Philip N Bristow
Clement Cowley, Partner at The Penny Group, discusses the upcoming changes to pensions and Inheritance Tax and the potential impact on your financial future
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Barrister apprenticeships – shortly to provide the fourth pathway to the Bar – are an ideal opportunity to support local talent and ‘grow your own’, say Tim Coulson and Dr Jane Dennehy
Grok around and find out – or not? Mariya Peykova investigates the nudification scandal, what the law has to say about sexually explicit deepfakes, and whether stronger regulation is needed
Oliver Lewis spotlights an overlooked yet rapidly evolving area of law – coercive and controlling behaviour within care contexts
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