General

• 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...

  Read more

• 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...

  Read more

• 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...

  Read more

• 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...

  Read more

• EU Proposals for Data Protection Reform

  • Posted10 May 2012

  The European Commission has published its framework for modernising data protection legislation across the EU. The General Data Protection Regulation will replace the EC Data Protection Directive, which is...

  Read more

• Parent Company Liable in Landmark Asbestos Case

  • Posted8 May 2012

  A worker who developed asbestosis after being exposed to high levels of asbestos between 1959 and 1961 was unable to pursue a personal injury claim against his former employer, which...

  Read more