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It is hardly surprising that confidential or privileged documents which have or may have been illegitimately obtained cannot be used in evidence. However, as the High Court made clear in...
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Do landlords of commercial premises continue to be occupiers of the premises, thus owing a duty of care to tenants’ visitors? In a guideline case concerning an outbreak of carbon...
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Letting your land stand vacant, going to rack and ruin, inevitably carries the risk that a squatter will obtain title to it. A woman who inherited a small but strategic...
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Managing a sick employee’s return to work can be tricky and employers who fail to act fairly risk serious financial and reputational consequences. In a case on point, a company...
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Deliberate infringement of others’ trade marks is a crime and perpetrators can expect severe punishment. In one case, a businessman who rode roughshod over a former trading partner’s goodwill received...
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Directors are obliged to put their own interests to one side in making decisions for the benefit of the companies they serve. The Court of Appeal emphasised that point in...
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