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Practice: Biting the hand that fed you
Martin Meredith reviews the implications of recent case law on in-house lawyers In-house lawyers are like no other employee – by reason of their role, they hold a position of trust, influence and confidence, acting solely in the interests of their employer/client. The Court of Appeal’s decision in Generics (UK) Ltd v Yeda Research & …
Cases Referenced
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- Alfred Crompton Amusement Machines Ltd v Customs & Excise Commissioners (No 2) [1972] 2 QB 102
- Attorney General (NT) v Kearney [1985] HCA 60
- Bolkiah v KPMG [1998] UKHL 52
- Faccenda Chicken Ltd v Fowler [1987] 1 Ch 117
- Generics (UK) Ltd v Yeda Research & Development Co Ltd [2011] EWHC 3200 (Pat); [2012] EWCA Civ 726
- Helmet Integrated Systems Ltd v Tunnard & ors [2006] EWCA Civ 1735
- Hospital Products Ltd v United States Surgical Corporation [1984] 156 CLR 41
- Nottingham University v Fishel [2000] EWHC 221 (QB)
- PCCW-HKT Telephone Ltd v Aitken [2009] 2 HKLRD 274
- Pilmer v Duke Group Ltd [2001] HCA 31
- Telstra Corporation Ltd v Minister for Communications Information Technology and the Arts (No 2) [2007] FCA 1445
- Waterford v Commonwealth [1987] HCA 25