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From garage to unicorn – Employment law lessons for scaling tech teams
Catherine Bourne
21 July 2015
What does “jurisdiction” mean?
“Jurisdiction” is generally thought to mean “territory”, but a recent case shows that it actually has a wider and, in this case, potentially more costly, meaning.
17 July 2015
Legal Update: a warning against taking “unreasonable advantage” of late filing
In the recent case of VIRIDOR WASTE MANAGEMENT LTD v VEOLIA ES LTD (2015), a factually modest unjust enrichment claim concerning non-taxable waste, developed into a legal battle over one of the most topical issues in the legal profession: the late filing of pleadings a post-Mitchell civil proceedings.
3 July 2015
Common problems with wills and how to fix these
Preparing wills can be stressful. Once completed, people are satisfied that their estate will be distributed in accordance with their wishes upon their death. However, problems can arise if the will has not been properly executed. This can sometimes happen if a person has undertaken a DIY will and not followed will formalities. Solicitors and professional will writers can make errors causing the will to be invalid.
22 June 2015
The credit crunch revisited: developments in the international courts
In the aftermath of the credit crunch, many commentators speculated as to whether any banks or credit agencies could be held responsible for the nosedive in the economy. Some sought to argue that traders who sold mortgaged-backed securities, a type of collateralised debt obligation, to investors could be held liable in civil law through the tort of deceit or fraudulent misrepresentation, and, in turn, the banks could be held vicariously liable.
12 June 2015
High Net Worth Individuals - Protecting Financial Information
There has been much debate over the past few years about the extent to which high net worth individuals have a right to keep their financial affairs private. This has been a particularly thorny issue in respect of alleged tax avoiders. It is a debate that is unlikely to go away any time soon.
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