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General Medical Council v Shekhar Chandra [2018] EWCA Civ 1898
This case emphasises the importance of the overriding objective and confirms the test to be applied in restoring doctor's to the register. The Court of Appeal's judgement also provides a...
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SFO v Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation [2018] EWCA Civ 2006
The effect of Andrews J's judgment had been to effectively reduce almost to vanishing point the protection afforded by litigation privilege in circumstances where an organisation undertakes an internal investigation...
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Private Client Issues – November 2018
Welcome to this month's edition of Private Client Issues, Blake Morgan's monthly round-up of the topics you may find of interest. Insight and advice on developments affecting private individuals. Doing...
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Peeking around the corporate veil
The recent decision of the Technology and Construction Court in Palmer Birch (A Partnership) v Lloyd & Anor [2018] EWHC 2316 (TCC) (24 September 2018) will make for interesting reading both for...
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Financial Sanctions – and drafting construction contracts
By resolutions of the UN Security Council, and by legislation in the EU, USA, UK and elsewhere, sanctions support foreign policy objectives and international law. Typically sanctions seek to address...
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GMP Equalisation – the Lloyds Bank judgment – some greater clarity and certainty?
If you are a trustee or sponsor of a pension scheme that was contracted out of the state-earnings related scheme before 6 April 1997 this affects you. There was a...
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Oxford proving popular for potential property buyers
A recent Homes & Property article focused on why Oxford is a prime choice for buyers leaving London. Having grown up in the area, it is easy to take our...
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Autumn Budget: The revival of High Streets?
On Monday 29th October the Chancellor, Philip Hammond, presented the Autumn Budget. The general theme of the Budget was an end to austerity and an increase in public spending although this...
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How to protect against misuse of commercially-sensitive information
This article first appeared in Personnel Today on 29 October 2018, please click here to read the full article. Protecting trade secrets and confidential information is crucial. What steps can employers take...
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Autumn Budget: Did the Chancellor meet our SDLT predictions?
This year’s Budget has been less dramatic for Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) than some recent Budgets, but there are still changes and announcements of interest. Higher rates of SDLT...
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Autumn Budget: Technology
"From a tech perspective the budget takes with one hand and gives with the other" says commercial partner Simon Stokes. "The 2% digital services tax on large established digital services...
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Artist’s Resale Right (ARR) after Brexit – will it still apply and who will benefit from it?
Artist's resale right is a controversial IP right of European origin and gives visual artists a royalty each time their work is sold by a gallery or auction house after...
