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Local Council winning when it was wrong

When responses to consultations are not properly considered by local councils, affected members of the public can, in theory, bring Judicial Review proceedings. What do the courts think?
22 November 2013

Everybody’s wrong – contracts which don’t reflect the agreement you reached

Poor drafting: Are parties bound by a contract even if it contains written terms neither party intended to be bound by?
21 November 2013

The valuation of partnership assets on dissolution

Our Food, Farming and Land team considers the recent case of Ham v Ham & another - and why is critical that thought is given and agreements reached before business relationships breaks down.
20 November 2013

Capital Gains Tax on Non-Residents holding UK property – is it time to panic?

Those residents outside the UK do not – with a few exceptions – pay Capital Gains Tax on UK real-estate. However, this may be about to change...
19 November 2013

New EU-wide tool to aid fight against IP piracy and counterfeiting

A new tool has been launched to strengthen the ties between IP owners and police and customs agencies. 
19 November 2013

Avoiding collisions: which country decides an international dispute?

The case of the Alexandros T sheds some light on the English court's approach to related proceedings issued in different European jurisdictions.
19 November 2013

Direct award of concessions is a breach of transparency

Our procurement team looks at the implications of two significant cases on authorities awarding concession contracts re: equal treatment and non-discrimination on the basis of nationality.
19 November 2013

The works of Eva Cassidy – copyright and a distribution dispute

What are the implications of Straw & Anors v Jennings, the High Court distribution and copyright dispute  concerning the late vocalist, Eva Cassidy?
18 November 2013

Keeping confidential lending policies out of professional negligence litigation

Our Professional Negligence litigation team looks at the tension between preserving confidentiality and a defendant’s right to argue about causation in the case of Ward Hadaway v DB UK Bank.
14 November 2013

Defamatory material on websites – is the website host liable?

Website operators will shortly have a defence to claims of defamation arising from statements posted by others on their sites provided they can show that they did not themselves post the statement.
14 November 2013

Pensions disclosure clarified and simplified

Clearer and simpler rules about the information schemes must give to members come into effect on 6 April 2014.
11 November 2013

Pension liberation: HMRC measures and Court decision

Following today's High Court ruling, HMRC has introduced new measures that will help schemes identify transfer requests that might lead to liberation.
11 November 2013

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