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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
5 February 2015
Gordon Ramsay’s court room nightmare
The Chancery Division Judge Mr Justice Morgan recently refused to grant Gordon Ramsay a declaration that a personal guarantee for rent was not binding because his signature had allegedly been unlawfully obtained.
31 October 2014
Son obtains injunction preventing famous father publishing autobiography
In the recent case of OPO v (1) MLA (2) STL [2014] EWCA Civ 1277 a son was successful in obtaining an injunction against his father, a famous performing artist, from publishing a book which was likely to have “catastrophic effect” on son’s physiological well-being.
15 August 2014
Defamation claimants won’t get the “benefit” of the doubt under new law
Since implementation of the new Defamation Act 2013 earlier this year, legal commentators have been anxiously awaiting the first judgments on the new provisions. Will they provide us with clarity?
5 August 2014
Legal update: Businessman granted leave to serve injunction proceedings on Google out of the jurisdiction
Last Thursday, in the case of Hegglin v Google Inc. & ORS (2014) QBD, the High Court granted a businessman leave to serve proceedings under the Data Protection Act 1998 out of the jurisdiction on Google, seeking injunctive relief in respect of defamatory comments posted on websites by an anonymous individual.
5 August 2014
Legal update: Supreme Court dismisses appeal against decision giving principal a proprietary claim over bribe or secret commission
In the case of FHR European Ventures LLP & ORS v Cedar Capital Partners LLC [2014] UKSC 45, the Supreme Court has held that where an agent received a bribe or secret commission in breach of his fiduciary duty to his principal, he held that bribe or secret commission on trust for his principal, meaning that the principal had a proprietary claim to it.