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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
20 August 2014
“All clear” on Section 21 Notices to Quit
A 'Section 21 Notice to Quit', is a notice which operates under section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 (the 1988 Act). It is a notice a landlord can give to a tenant to regain possession of a property at the end of an Assured Shorthold Tenancy (AST).
The Supreme Court has refused permission to appeal in the case of Spencer v Taylor [2013] EWCA Civ 1600. This case sought to clarify the position in respect of service of s.21 notices for fixed term tenancies but upset many. Now the position has been affirmed and it looks set to stay.
15 August 2014
Defamation claimants won’t get the “benefit” of the doubt under new law
Since implementation of the new Defamation Act 2013 earlier this year, legal commentators have been anxiously awaiting the first judgments on the new provisions. Will they provide us with clarity?
5 August 2014
Legal update: Businessman granted leave to serve injunction proceedings on Google out of the jurisdiction
Last Thursday, in the case of Hegglin v Google Inc. & ORS (2014) QBD, the High Court granted a businessman leave to serve proceedings under the Data Protection Act 1998 out of the jurisdiction on Google, seeking injunctive relief in respect of defamatory comments posted on websites by an anonymous individual.
5 August 2014
Legal update: Supreme Court dismisses appeal against decision giving principal a proprietary claim over bribe or secret commission
In the case of FHR European Ventures LLP & ORS v Cedar Capital Partners LLC [2014] UKSC 45, the Supreme Court has held that where an agent received a bribe or secret commission in breach of his fiduciary duty to his principal, he held that bribe or secret commission on trust for his principal, meaning that the principal had a proprietary claim to it.
5 August 2014
Revenge porn – no need to change the law
Last week’s report of the House of Lords Communications Committee has once again highlighted the increasing problem of “revenge porn”. Revenge porn arises when persons, often ex-partners, post sexually explicit pictures and videos on websites and social media networks to try to embarrass and humiliate the ex-partner following a break-up.
We have addressed the question of online abuse and harassment in a previous blog – “Anti Social Media: how the Law can Tackle Online Abuse and Harassment”.
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