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Lafarge convictions: a landmark moment in corporate criminal accountability
Louise Hodges
26 September 2016
Correspondence between you and your solicitor: perhaps not as privileged as you think
The principle of legal professional privilege has long been recognised in common law by the English Courts and is seen as a fundamental principle of justice.
20 September 2016
Disputed wills and mental capacity
If a Will appears rational then there is a presumption that the individual making the will (the testator) had mental capacity and the Will will be admitted to probate unless anyone can produce sufficient evidence to the contrary.
18 August 2016
Everything must go?
The benefits of a publicly owned Land Registry should not be underestimated by solicitors, regardless of specialism, writes Mary Young
27 July 2016
The online marketplace and the traditional marketplace: What’s the difference? Blocking websites and injunctions against market operators to prevent sale of counterfeit goods
Two recently reported cases have underscored the steps that can be taken by intellectual property rights holders to prevent the sale of counterfeit goods, both on the online marketplace and in traditional physical markets.
19 July 2016
Legal update: Claimant’s delay proves fatal when making application for relief from sanctions
Goldcrest Distribution Ltd v (1) Charles Joseph McCole (2) Mary Orr McCole (3) Jeremy Willmont (Trustee in Bankruptcy of Charles Joseph McCole)
This case concerned the Claimant’s conduct in its application for relief from sanction following a successful default judgment hearing and in the litigation process more generally. The Claimant applied to set aside a default judgment entered against it by the Second Defendant after the Claimant failed to file a defence to a counterclaim
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