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Share plans and proprietary estoppel: be careful what you promise
Samuel Sherr
12 March 2015
Can a real estate agent be an arbitrator?
In the case of Crowther v Rayment [2015] EWHC 427 (Ch) it was held amongst other things an agent involved with the management of the property could not act in a judicial capacity as arbitrator.
19 February 2015
Legal update: the investors had no claim against the solicitors for breach of fiduciary duty or restitution for unjust enrichment
The appellant firm of solicitors (B) appealed a decision that it had breached its fiduciary duty as a trustee. The respondents (C) had invested in a property investment scheme operated by a single purpose company (X). The offering documents consisted largely of two emails from X. C paid the investment monies into B's client account. B acted for X. B used most of the money to reduce X's short-term bank borrowing.
16 February 2015
Do you want your money back?
Almost every day over the last couple of weeks there have been news stories about frauds – whether it’s a vulnerable person being defrauded of their life’s savings from their bank account or their pension fund or a company (or even a charity) being defrauded by its own employees. Last week the news story was of a fraud committed by a so called ‘best friend’.
5 February 2015
Gordon Ramsay’s court room nightmare
The Chancery Division Judge Mr Justice Morgan recently refused to grant Gordon Ramsay a declaration that a personal guarantee for rent was not binding because his signature had allegedly been unlawfully obtained.
30 January 2015
The court gives guidance on the hearing of applications brought by victims of fraud under section 281 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
The claimant investors (P) sought declarations under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 s.281 that part of a fund which was subject to a freezing order belonged to them.
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