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• Directors’ Duties are a Quid Pro Quo for the Privilege of Limited Liability

  • Posted9 August 2023

  In return for the privilege of being able to do business with the immeasurable benefit of limited liability, company directors must observe a range of duties and obligations that are...

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• Talk is Often Just Talk – Commercial Contracts Need to Be in Writing

  • Posted18 July 2023

  Claims that binding contracts have been reached orally or on a shake of hands are commonly made, but are very hard to prove. A Court of Appeal ruling in the...

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• Do You Understand the Ramifications of Entering Into a Contract Adjudication?

  • Posted28 June 2023

  Anyone who engages in contract adjudication proceedings would be wise to assume that the outcome – regardless of whether it is right or wrong – will be legally binding and...

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• What to Do with a Deadlocked Company? High Court Gives Guidance

  • Posted13 June 2023

  What is to be done when a company falls into paralysing deadlock, with equal shareholders unable to agree about anything? A judge addressed that issue in a case concerning a...

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• Minority Shareholder in Family Business Succeeds in ‘Unfair Prejudice’ Claim

  • Posted16 May 2023

  Minority shareholders may have limited managerial influence but they are very far from powerless and have rights that must be respected. The High Court made that point in coming to...

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• ‘Minor Human Errors’ Stymie Bid for Multi-Million-Pound NHS Contracts

  • Posted24 April 2023

  In public procurement exercises, the tricky business of uploading bids to e-tendering sites can be rendered more hazardous by leaving it to the last moment. In a case on point,...

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