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Keeping the peace at Christmas – top tips for shared parenting over the festive season
Lauren Evans
8 May 2015
Individuals prevent Daily Mail publication of their “private and confidential” relationship
In April this year an urgent application was made on behalf of two individuals for an injunction to prohibit publication by the defendant, the publisher of the Daily Mail, of what they claimed to be private and confidential information about them.
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.
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