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Nicola Bridge and Felicity Crowe assess the impact of directors’ duties ‘Since the codification of the common law and equitable directors duties in the Companies Act 2006 (the Act), it is much easier for directors to identify the duties that they owe the company.’ Directors are appointed by shareholders to manage the business and affairs …
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Siobhan Almond looks at recent developments in e-Disclosure ‘Carrying out a search of all electronic data is certainly not the default position; it has to be considered in the usual context of relevance and proportionality.’ The observation by Lord Justice Jackson that: ‘e-Disclosure is inevitable’ referred to the fact that e-disclosure, and its impact on …
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Damian Cadman-Jones considers what to look out for when terminating contracts ‘If you terminate a contract part way through a minimum term then you will usually have to pay a cancellation fee.’OFCOM’s proposed ban on contracts for landline and broadband providers that tie customers into repeated minimum contract periods unless they opt out is most …
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Ron Cheriyan examines recent developments in the setting aside of default judgments ‘The potential for judgments to be set aside is a very real prospect that should not be underestimated. As more cases are issued in bulk, it is not difficult for institutions to lose track of individual claims.’To obtain judgment in default is to …
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Michael Morton reviews recent arguments on security for costs ‘A successful application for security can kill off a claim as the claimant struggles to put together the funds to meet the security requirements together with the funds needed for their own costs.’Even with a strong body of rules, regulations, guidance and case law, judicial decisions …
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Nick Rowles-Davies discusses the future of third-party funding ‘Third-party litigation funding is the process by which a funder, unconnected to the parties to the litigation, provides the financial resources to a client to pay their legal fees in return for a share of the proceeds of the successful claim.’As law firms try to climb out …
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Dominic Swallow and Christopher Perry contemplate the brave new world of costs management ‘While management of costs by the court may appear draconian, early adopters, particularly those involved within the Birmingham pilot, have discovered that there are significant cross-benefits in relation to providing clients with costs information.’ In these times of economic and legal change …
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John Bruce, Donald McDonald and M ajella McGarrigle consider a Court of Appeal case on unfair relationships under the Consumer Credit Act 1974 ‘Section 140A of the Act enables the court to make an order (under s140B) if it determines that the relationship between the lender and the borrower arising out of a credit agreement …
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Tim Harris examines the Patents County Court and proposals for a unified patents court ‘There is no “line in the sand” dividing an action that should be started in the PCC from one that must be brought in the High Court. Apart from a damages limit, each court has the same jurisdiction to hear claims …
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David Sawtell summarises the law relating to assumption of risk ‘The practitioner must carefully weigh up the indicia pointing towards and away from an “assumption of responsibility” when assessing the merits of a claim or a defence.’ It would be sensible to expect someone who is injured sliding down the banisters in a pub to …
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