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The Supreme Court clarifies when lying to an insurer will invalidate insurance claims

The Supreme Court has held that 'collateral' lies told to an insurer in support of a policy claim will not prevent recovery where the lies are immaterial to the insured's right to recover.
25 July 2016

Buying a rural estate in Scotland

According to 2015 results published in Strutt & Parker's Scottish Estates Market Review, estate sales were up 171 per cent on 2014; a market in which Burges Salmon has been increasingly active
25 July 2016

Court rules on agreements to maintain farming entitlements

A court has recently ruled on whether agreements designed to maintain a farmer’s right to CAP entitlements fell foul of artificiality rules. 
25 July 2016

Avoiding fraudsters in property transactions

The scale and sophistication of fraud committed via the internet is growing. Property transactions are very attractive due to the large sums of money which can be syphoned off through one alteration.
25 July 2016

The effect of SDLT changes on rural property

The Budget on 16 March 2016 affected the rural property market in two ways: 1. “Slice” system for mixed used transactions and 2. Additional residential property surcharge.
25 July 2016

Defined contribution schemes: automatic penalty if chairman's statement is late

Trustees of most DC schemes will receive an automatic civil penalty of £500 if their annual chairman's statement is late.
21 July 2016

Damages for distressed data subjects: Google withdraws its appeal

Following the Court of Appeal's decision in Google v Vidal-Hall, Google was granted permission to appeal to the Supreme Court. The appeal has now been withdrawn due to settlement between the parties.
21 July 2016

Fintech Horizons - July 2016

This edition of our Fintech briefing looks at the impact of the UK's decision to leave the European Union. 
20 July 2016

Brexit in court – The High Court hears Article 50 challenge

Following the first hearing of cases being brought against the government regarding Brexit, details are emerging of the government's view on how and when Article 50 may be invoked.
20 July 2016

Press release

Burges Salmon advises Somerfield in Court of Appeal competition case

Our competition team acted for Somerfield Stores Limited on a successful appeal in the Court of Appeal, against the Competition and Markets Authority.
19 July 2016

Brexit: implications for UK infrastructure

This note considers some of the implications for the UK infrastructure sector following Brexit.
18 July 2016

Brexit: implications for UK construction

This note considers some of the implications for the UK construction sector following Brexit.
18 July 2016

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