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EU law may be eroding state and diplomatic immunity in the UK

Peter Finding, an associate in the employment team at commercial law firm Burges Salmon, considers the implications. This piece was written for Diplomat magazine.
26 February 2014

Rent and company administrations – Game over?

Landlords will be relieved that the Court of Appeal has closed a legal loophole in a test case arising out of the administration of the Game group of Companies.
25 February 2014

HMRC anti-avoidance task-force – tackling “hidden wealth” in London

HM Revenue & Customs' HMRC has recently announced a task-force targeting “hidden wealth” in London and East Anglia.
25 February 2014

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Can debtors be balance sheet or cash flow insolvent if their obligations are limited?

Can a debtor be balance sheet or cash flow insolvent though its obligations are limited to available assets (as considered by the High Court in Re ARM Asset Backed Securities SA [2013] EWCH 3351)?
25 February 2014

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Goldacre overruled; rent to be paid as an expense pro rata

The Court of Appeal have overruled the High Court, deciding that rent should be treated as an expense based on actual usage and not on when the rent falls due. What does this mean for practitioners?
25 February 2014

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Reform of the EC Regulation – an anti-English agenda?

We take a look at the reforms to the EC Insolvency Regulation in light of the European Parliament’s 4 February vote on the Committee of Legal Affairs’ report on the proposed reforms.
25 February 2014

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Contempt of court

Corporate officers need to be aware when conducting litigation on behalf of the company that they may personally be made responsible, with criminal sanction, if they do not obey the court strictly.
25 February 2014

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Director guarantees and the family home; does a spouse have an equity of exoneration?

Directors will often guarantee their companies’ debts but Day v Shaw and another [2014] EWCH 36 queries if a director's spouse can have her "share" of the house protected in the event of a sale.
24 February 2014

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Escrow funds and administration ; who is entitled?

What happens to funds held in escrow when the paying entity goes into administration?
24 February 2014

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Quaystone newsletter ; March 2014

Our construction and engineering newsletter highlights the Court of Appeal's decisions' relevance to the construction industry and an update on 'Health and Safety Executive' thinking.
24 February 2014

Press release

Burges Salmon sponsoring 14th Annual Rail Stations and Property Summit

Leading UK law firm Burges Salmon is the main sponsor of the 14th Annual Rail Stations and Property Summit, which is taking place at Dexter House in London on Thursday 27 February.
21 February 2014

Financial Ombudsman awards decisions cannot be 'topped up' in court proceedings

The Court of Appeal recently confirmed that consumers who accept a decision of the Financial Ombudsman Service are prohibited from bringing the same claim in the Court for further damages.
19 February 2014

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