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Everyone knows that the corporate veil has the advantage of shielding directors from personal liability. However, far fewer people are aware of its downsides. In one case which illustrates this...
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Business relationships sometimes end badly, but the duties that partners owe to look after each other’s interests continue until formal dissolution. In one case, two couples who set up a...
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In a ruling which should be required reading for those who deal with public authorities, a company which claims that it was unjustly denied a nuclear plant decommissioning contract, following...
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It is normal for contracts to contain clauses which specify that variations in the contract must be made in writing. The nature of business is such that contract variations are...
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A case concerning a maritime collision at the entrance to a Black Sea port serves as a warning to all that litigation deadlines are strictly enforced and that failing to...
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It might be thought by many that money laundering is an esoteric crime that is practised only by professionals in positions of authority or influence, but this is not so....
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