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When does inconsistent conduct amount to a variation of contract? Merit Holdings Limited v Michael J Lonsdale Limited [2017]
An issue which often arises in a commercial setting is where two companies agree a contract for goods or services but do not put the terms in writing, instead relying...
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Time to prepare for data limbo? A no-deal Brexit and its impact on cross-border data flows
As a no-deal Brexit becomes a distinct possibility the UK government is to start producing guidance to deal with this eventuality. However when it comes to data protection and the...
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Freehold vs leasehold: what’s the difference?
Freehold and leasehold are the two main types of property ownership in the UK. Here we explain how these types of ownership differ and the considerations to note when buying...
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Holding the PRs to account
You know that you have been named as a beneficiary under a Will or are entitled under a relative's intestacy. After the initial emotions experienced in learning this news have...
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Successful Inheritance Act claim for perceived “lodger”
Testamentary freedom, or a person's freedom to dispose of their property upon death as they see fit, is a fundamental principle of English and Welsh law. Justice Cockburn very eloquently...
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Bawa-Garba v General Medical Council [2018] EWCA Civ 1879
Yesterday the Court of Appeal unanimously allowed Dr Bawa-Garba's appeal and set aside the sanction of erasure, restoring the original order of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal (The Tribunal) that she...
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Government opens a consultation looking at reform of cycling laws
We welcome the opening of a consultation to look at the reform of cycling laws. The Government has recently announced the opening of a consultation looking at reform of cycling...
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Private Client Issues – August 2018
Welcome to this month's edition of Private Client Issues, Blake Morgan's monthly round-up of the topics you may find of interest. Insight and advice on developments affecting private individuals. Supreme Court...
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Secret injunction – Dyson Technology Ltd v Pellerey
The ever-growing importance of precise use and drafting of terms to protect confidential information, and how this can assist in circumstances where an employee is moving to a competing business,...
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CJEU: unauthorised re-posting of an image can be infringement
The Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") handed down its first copyright judgment of 2018 this week. The outcome of the case, Renckhoff, C161/17 wasn't a surprise to...
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Sculpting a problem?
The High Court considers the ownership of art works of the leading British sculptor Lynn Chadwick. Background to the case Successful visual artists often operate through limited companies. This can...
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Can you rely on the promise of a lifetime?
Whilst previously proprietary estoppel cases were fairly rare, in the first half of 2018 seven claims went all the way to a High Court trial with some possibly going on...
