In May 2024 a Minnesota US appeal court held that a manufacturer’s warranty for a tractor to “repair or replace any part which is found to be defective in workmanship and material” unambiguously did not include design defects. The warranty excluded liability for any other warranty “express or implied as to quality, performance or freedom

Two directors of a joint venture company challenged a decision by one of the joint venture corporate partners to replace them as directors of the joint venture company. They had been removed as directors in terms of a resolution of the joint venture partner (a Communal Property Association). The shareholders agreement provided for replacement of

Co-authored by candidate attorney, Katelyn-mae Carter

On 26 March 2024, the Supreme Court for England and Wales reviewed the legal principles applicable in assessing damages in mixed injury claims in terms of English law.

The two claims arose in the County Court in Birkenhead where the two claimants were involved in road traffic accidents which

In this case, the claimant was shot while sitting in a car at a Wendy’s Drive Thru.  He sued Wendy’s for damages, alleging that a criminal attack was reasonably foreseeable to Wendy’s and that its failure to adequately secure the property was negligent. 

The claimant was shot by two unidentified assailants. Video surveillance showed