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• Guarantee Voided by Forged Signature

  • Posted6 March 2014

  The pitfalls of not getting documentation exactly right have become all too clear for a lender following a recent Court of Appeal hearing. The case arose because the lender...

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• ICO Issues Direct Marketing Guidelines

  • Posted24 February 2014

  The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued new guidelines (45 pages) on the conduct of direct marketing, which confirms that electronic marketing campaigns directed towards consumers require clear and specific...

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• Judge Fines Company ‘Every Penny It Has’ After Speedboat Death

  • Posted10 February 2014

  Following the death of an 11-year-old child who was hit by a speedboat whilst attending a friend’s birthday party that took place at a lake, the company that operated the...

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• Net Value Means Current Value Not Book Value, Rules Court

  • Posted24 January 2014

  When a family partnership broke up, the lack of precision in clauses of the partnership agreement led to an appearance in the Court of Appeal. Two farmers took their...

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• Carrying on Business for Profit is Necessary Ingredient of Partnership

  • Posted6 January 2014

  In the context of a bitter falling-out between former colleagues in a highly profitable asset management business, the Court of Appeal has acknowledged that certain aspects of the law on...

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• Pension Trustee Pays Cost of Lack of Diligence

  • Posted12 December 2013

  When an unauthorised payment of £100,000 was made by a pension scheme for which a chartered accountant was responsible, he found himself facing a £15,000 fine. The accountant was...

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