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Author Archives: Alice Heathfield
High Court grants retrospective permission allowing use of disclosed documents to obtain US legal advice
Earlier this year, Collyer Bristow reported on a Commercial Court decision [1] in which The ECU Group Plc (“ECU”) was granted pre-action disclosure of various documents relating to suspected “front-running” by HSBC (“the Disclosed Documents”). In an interesting turn of …
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What are the implications of renting out your driveway?
Associate Mandeep Mattu, a Real Estate lawyer, advises what you need to keep in mind if you want to rent out you driveway. Click here to read the article, first featured in Financial Times on 16 Nov 2018.
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The new Electronic Communications Code – round 1 goes to the Operators
The decision of the Upper Tribunal in Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Limited v the University of London (2018) permitted the operator to access, inspect and survey the landowner’s premises as a substantive right under paragraph 3(a) or 3(d) of the Electronic …
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Commercial Court dismisses allegations of fraud in connection with forex “demo accounts”
In a highly critical Commercial Court judgment, Mr Justice Knowles has described two investment funds’ allegations of fraud against a forex trading firm as “an elaborate and expensive, unmeritorious attempt” to “throw off their responsibility onto the shoulders of the …
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Why you will no longer need to swear when visiting your solicitor
The Government has announced that, from the end of November, executors will no longer need to formally swear an oath before receiving the grant of probate – instead they will be able to make a ‘digital’ statement of truth. This …
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Employment Update: The Real Living Wage
A rise in the real Living Wage was announced this week, with around 180,000 workers set to receive a pay boost as a result. The real Living Wage is a voluntary scheme that pays employees by reference to the real …
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How to make friends and influence people … and not get fined!
The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA), in collaboration with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) have recently published a new guide to outline the advertising rules which apply to social media ‘influencers’. This came following their investigation into social media advertising …
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English High Court refuses to block enforcement of U.S. discovery order
In the recent decision of Dreymoor v Eurochem [2018] EWHC 2267, the English High Court refused to grant an injunction to restrain the enforcement of a U.S. discovery order under Section 1782 of the United States Code against a former …
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Can my half-sister challenge our father’s will?
Samara Dutton advices on when a will is challengable and what needs to be considered in accordance to the Inheritance Act 1975. Click here to read the article, first featured in Financial Times on 7 Nov 2018.
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Who owns what if I buy a house with my friend?
Partner and Head of Construction Jonathan Pawlowski gives advice on when you can claim compensation for delayed building works and what you need to be aware of. Click here to read the article, first featured in Financial Times on 02 …
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