Punitive Damages in UK Law

  • UK Competition Court Awards Punitive Damages For the First Time
    • JD Supra United Kingdom
    The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal has awarded compensatory and exemplary damages to the victim of an abuse of a dominant position. Companies on both sides of the Atlantic should pay heed to the d...
  • EPA Decision Regarding Glyphosate And Cancer
    • Mondaq UK
    ... ... Both verdicts included awards for punitive damages. Monsanto is now facing numerous suits regarding its Roundup ... ...
  • Engage in settlement talks or pay the price
    • JD Supra United Kingdom
    Belief in a strong case is not a good enough reason to refuse settlement overtures. So held the court in DSN v. Blackpool Football Club Ltd [2020] EWHC 670 (QB). The defendant had been found vicari...
    ... ... Damages were agreed but the court was asked to consider whether the claimant d be awarded costs on the standard or more punitive indemnity basis (amongst other issues) ... The damages awarded to the ... ...
  • Transatlantic Relations - Key Differences Between Uk And Us Law
    • Mondaq United Kingdom
    ... ... have scratched their head at some point on whether or not "special damages" are something they should be worried about. The weighty presence of US ... Punitive damages on the other hand, which often appear in the same clauses next to ... ...
  • Legacy Claims - 2018 In Review
    • Mondaq UK
    ... ... Awarding $39.25 million in compensatory damages and $250 million in punitive damages, the jury also found that Monsanto ... ...
  • Product Liability
    • Mondaq UK
    ... ... and Wales and also whether there is a limit on the level of damages awarded in actions for wrongful death arising from defective products ... Are punitive damages available in wrongful death products liability or construction ... ...
  • So, Sue Me
    • Mondaq United Kingdom
    ... ... harmed by cartels and other infringements to pursue actions for damages) has been on the EU Commission's agenda for almost a decade.   ... it advocates an "opt-in" system, with no contingency fees and no punitive damages.  ... The content of this article is intended to provide a ... ...
  • Tree Preservation Orders
    • Mondaq UK
    ... ... to be prosecuted by the local authority and will be liable for damages and costs to the council. This sanction has now gone a step further with ... You could be sued for punitive damages as well as penalties and a sum for enhanced value of your property ... ...
  • Women And Equalities Select Committee Report On NDAs
    • Mondaq UK
    ... ... claims, to include a significant increase in the Vento bands, punitive damages and a presumption that the employer will bear an employee's costs ... ...
  • Toxic Torts Time Bomb: Will The UK Follow US Trends In The Coming Year?
    • Mondaq UK
    ... ... Several juries in various US States have awarded punitive damages in the many millions of dollars. With nearly 10,000 ovarian cancer ... ...
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