General

• Directors’ Pay – Accountability

  • Posted23 July 2012

  Proposals for shareholder regulation of boardroom pay are advancing, with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills having published a new consultation paper containing what look to be the final...

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• Fraud and the Director

  • Posted6 July 2012

  With the economy still struggling, dubious business practices can be expected to be more common than normal, as is evidenced by the expulsion from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in...

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• Oral Contract Claim Fails

  • Posted21 June 2012

  There are not many people who would recommend doing the lottery as a certain path to success, but we regularly see instances of disputes going to court where the outcome...

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• Undisclosed Arrangement Between Friends Scuppers IVA

  • Posted8 June 2012

  <When a man was worried that his creditors would not approve his proposals for an Individual Voluntary Arrangement (IVA), he took innovative steps to ensure that when the meeting of...

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• Procedural Errors Stymie Compensation Claim

  • Posted28 May 2012

  Under law introduced by the EU, when a commercial agent has its agency terminated, it is entitled to compensation. Recently, a case arose in which the agency of a...

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• Data Protection Breaches – Recent Cases

  • Posted18 May 2012

  In a recent case, Plymouth Hospital NHS Trust was ordered to pay compensation to a patient after one of its employees unlawfully gained access to the man’s medical records. The...

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