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Keeping the peace at Christmas – top tips for shared parenting over the festive season
Lauren Evans
28 November 2016
Can a third party funder remain anonymous?
The Claimant, Mr Wall (W), brought claims against the Defendant, Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS), in relation to RBS’s dealings with a now insolvent group of companies owned and controlled by W. W brought the claims in his capacity as assignee of the group’s rights and/or as beneficiary of a trust as declared by the group’s liquidators.
25 November 2016
Legal Update: Bolam test considered in professional negligence claim against financial advisor
O’Hare v Coutts & Co [2016] EWHC 2224 (QB)
This case is of importance for specialists in the professional negligence field as it provides some clarity on the distinction between offering competent financial advice and the law on using sales techniques to persuade clients to take risks.
19 October 2016
Royally hacked off – High Court continues injunction to prevent publication of Pippa Middleton photographs
The High Court has continued an interim injunction granted to Ms Pippa Middleton to prevent publication of photographs taken from her iCloud account. The Court also extended the injunction to cover all other material and information on the account.
6 October 2016
The risks of deleting history
Is the proposed six-year cut-off date for the deletion of data the correct way to approach the right to be forgotten, asks Mary Young.
4 October 2016
Adult child’s claim in respect of her father’s estate fails
The case of Danielle Ames received media coverage last week following Mr Recorder Halpern QC’s comment that her lack of employment was a lifestyle choice, which alone was sufficient to defeat her claim against her father’s estate.
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