Sentences with phrase «open during settlement negotiations»

As a result views of the impact of Oceanbulk largely fall into two camps: on one hand parties may be more cautious and less open during settlement negotiations as the court has further eroded the original intention and protection offered by the Rule; on the other, and the view held by the Supreme Court, that this approach will engender not restrict settlement as only matters of fact raised during negotiations can be admitted.

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However, the commercial reality is that there may be occasions when parties wish to discuss sensitive facts during settlement negotiations that they would not want discussed in open court.