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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
29 April 2015
Legal Update: Jetivia v Bilta
Liquidators and creditors of insolvent companies will be breathing a collective sigh of relief at the recent Supreme Court judgment in Jetivia v Bilta, where it held that the illegality defence was not available where a company, through its liquidators, was making claims against the directors for breaches of their duties to the company. In some ways the result was not that surprising, but should it have gone the other way, it would have deprived liquidators of a well-used weapon in their armoury for bringing claims against directors who have defrauded a company on its way to insolvency.
17 April 2015
Contrasting decisions on relief from sanctions for late filing of appeal bundles
In the case of Davis Solicitors LLP v Raja and another [2015] EWHC 519, the High Court dismissed an appeal against the refusal of relief from sanctions for failing to file an appeal bundle.
7 April 2015
Robin Williams' brand protection – tax efficient way to protect publicity rights in the afterlife
Robin Williams was an outstanding actor and comedian who broke new ground with his characters and films. News of his suicide in August 2014 shocked the world and, eight months after his death, he is still making headlines as detail of the Robin Williams Trust emerges.
7 April 2015
Legal update: Deregulation Act 2015 - Implications for tenancy deposit protection
The Deregulation Act 2015 received Royal Assent on 26th March 2015, and sparks important changes to deposit protection legislation. Here we provide a summary of the changes and what they mean for you.
26 March 2015
Defamation & Malicious Falsehood - discussing the Peter Cruddas case - part 3
In 2012 Peter Cruddas, former Conservative Party co-treasurer, commenced proceedings against the Sunday Times for defamation and malicious falsehood following the publication of a series of articles about him. The meaning of the words complained of were determined as a preliminary issue in 2013 and the natural and ordinary meanings were found to be as Mr Cruddas had alleged (see my previous blog Defamation & Malicious Falsehood – discussing the Peter Cruddas case – part 1).
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