The Commercial Bar Association

The Rt Hon The Lord Collins of Mapesbury will deliver the annual COMBAR Lecture on Thursday 4 November at 5.30pm, The Hall, Middle Temple.

Topic to be confirmed nearer the time.

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The Commercial Bar Association
Nationwide Building Society V Dunlop Haywards (Dhl) Ltd & Cobbetts (A Firm) [2009] EWHC 254
Nationwide Building Society V Dunlop Haywards (Dhl) Ltd & Cobbetts (A Firm) [2009] EWHC 254 (Comm)- the Commercial Court
has considered the basis on which a fraudulent defendant is required to contribute towards the liability of a non-fraudulent co-defendant to the claimant.  The amount of the damage to be apportioned between them was reduced to take account of the contributory negligence of the claimant but not to take account of a contractual limitation clause.