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From garage to unicorn – Employment law lessons for scaling tech teams
Catherine Bourne
19 June 2018
The extent of restrictions placed on trustees by a trust deed (South Downs Trustees Ltd v GH)
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Laura examines the case of South Downs Trustees Ltd v GH and others, in which the court allowed a trustee to sell the trust’s entire shareholding in a company, even though the trust deed expressly restricted its power to sell if a loss of control would result.
18 June 2018
Sign on the dotted line… Does a will need a witness’ signature to be valid?
No will shall be valid unless the testator’s signature is made or acknowledged by the testator in the presence of two or more witnesses present at the same time. Each witness must then attest and sign the will.
15 June 2018
Knowledge approval claim fails because the circumstances surrounding the will were not suspicious
On 13 June the High Court handed down judgment in the case of Gupta v Aggrawala and others, a claim brought by Rakesh Gupta who alleged that his late mother’s will (which favoured Rakesh’s younger brother, Naresh) was invalid due to lack of knowledge and approval. Kingsley Napley acted for Naresh in successfully defending the claim, with the Judge concluding that Rakesh had not shown any suspicious circumstances at all in relation to the testatrix’s knowledge and approval of the will.
21 May 2018
Tenant Fees Bill: What does it mean for tenants?
Private renting in England is at its highest rate for over thirty years. It houses 4.7 million households and is the second largest tenure after owner-occupation. Against this backdrop, the Government has come under increasing pressure to make renting a property as affordable as possible. In particular, upfront payments required of prospective tenants in the form of fees and security deposits have been viewed as a particular barrier to households seeking accommodation.
17 May 2018
Reflections on The Split – Episode 4: Privacy and the Family Courts
This episode focuses on private information being placed in the public domain. The so-called ‘Indiana Ray’ website for ‘discreet’ extramarital affairs has been hacked with over 100,000 names being leaked online.
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