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• Gambler Who Couldn’t Lose Stripped of Winnings

  • Posted30 October 2012

  An Italian man who thought he had won £650,000 playing an online game that turned out to be affected by a software bug will get none of his winnings after...

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• Bankrupt Cannot Secure Pension Benefits

  • Posted25 October 2012

  A bankrupt who is entitled to obtain a pension simply by asking for it cannot seek to have it protected from his creditors, the High Court ruled recently. The...

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• Agreement Set Aside When Only One Side Meets Obligations

  • Posted19 October 2012

  When two young men who were friends and sometime business associates decided to buy a flat together in 1997, they arranged it so that the property was registered in the...

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• No Compensation for Woman Who Volunteered for Dangerous Activity

  • Posted17 October 2012

  The Court of Appeal has rejected a claim for damages by a woman climber who was injured when a stunt being filmed for a television production went wrong. The...

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• Ex-Wife Responsible for Own Financial Arrangements

  • Posted15 October 2012

  The courts have recently been asked to rule in a case in which the ex-wife of a wealthy businessman sought an increase in the financial provision she received from her...

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• Stolen Data Leads to First Conviction

  • Posted11 October 2012

  The theft of a disk from HSBC in Switzerland, data from which eventually found its way to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), has led to the conviction of a Berkshire...

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