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Keeping the peace at Christmas – top tips for shared parenting over the festive season
Lauren Evans
17 April 2014
Case Update: Intention is key when interpreting frustrated Will
In the estate of Steven James Andrew Huntley (Deceased) subnom (1) Michael Brooke (2) Arthur Jennings (3) Ian Campbell v Louise Purton & 5 Ors [2014] EWHC 547 (Ch), the High Court confirmed that the correct approach to the interpretation of a frustrated Will was the same as that for a contract: the aim was to identify the testator's intention.
26 March 2014
How to protect people in the public eye from harassment
Harry Styles' recent obtaining of permanent harassment injunctions against four paparazzi photographers is a reminder to music stars and others in the public eye that legal steps can be taken to stop unwarranted attention and non-stop surveillance by unscrupulous press photographers and other members of the media.
25 March 2014
Case Update: Waiving goodbye to professional privilege
In the case of Mid-East Sales Ltd v Engineering & Trading Co. PVT Ltd (2014), the High Court found the Defendant to have effectively waived legal professional privilege by citing legal advice in its’ witness evidence in such a way so as to cross the line from ‘reference’ to ‘deployment’. This meant that, despite the fact that such communications between solicitor and client are usually protected, the Defendant was compelled by the court to disclose to the Claimant the legal advice it had received.
12 March 2014
Disclosure – the fine line between non-compliance and inept compliance
In the case of Global Marine Drillships Ltd v William La Bella & Ors (2014), the High Court found that it was not appropriate to strike out the claim on the grounds of non-compliance with a disclosure order, as the evidence as a whole was not sufficient to show that the disclosure had been incomplete.
17 February 2014
Court of Appeal upholds decision to extend limitation period in scam tax relief scheme
In the case of Allison & Anor v Horner [2014] EWCA Civ 117, the Court of Appeal has found that the first instance judge had correctly determined the requisite date of knowledge when applying section 32(1) of the Limitation Act 1980 (“the Act”) in order to extend the limitation period in a claim for deceit.
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