Mirant Asia-Pacific Construction (Hong Kong) Ltd v Ove Arup & Partners International Ltd [2007] EWHC 918 (TCC)

Discovery: Paper chase

Nicola Bridge, Joel Seager and Guy Francis discuss the pitfalls and solutions surrounding document retention ‘Case law provides a number of cautionary tales for lawyers who fail to properly advise their clients about their obligations in the disclosure process.’ Creating an effective document retention policy can be an expensive and time-consuming exercise for firms, especially …

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Case Study: Pure economic loss re-examined

Rebecca Shorter looks at the issue of concurrent liability in the context of building defects ‘Contract and tort are different sources of obligations. The existence of a contract will not rule out the possibility of a concurrent duty of care in tort to prevent economic loss, but neither will it automatically create such a duty.’The …

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