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Court of Appeal grants award for unjust enrichment where contract did not set out full terms for payment
The Court of Appeal has granted an award for unjust enrichment where a claimant was contractually entitled to receive an introduction fee if a property …
Court of Appeal upholds strict interpretation of the "Duomatic" principle, which allows informal shareholder approval of company decisions
In a recent decision, the Court of Appeal reconfirmed that the Duomatic principle can only apply where all shareholders have approved the relevant act of …
Re-assessing directors' liability for unlawful dividends: Practical implications for companies and officeholders
Revisiting over 150 years of case law, the High Court has resolved a question on which both the courts and textbooks had given conflicting answers: is a …
CPR at 20 anniversary conference – a practitioner's perspective on the first twenty years of the Civil Procedure Rules
Damien Byrne Hill, our head of dispute resolution for the UK and US, reflected on the past challenges and future priorities for the CPR at a conference …
Supreme Court clarifies meaning and effect of “serious harm” requirement under Defamation Act 2013
The Supreme Court has held that the requirement to show "serious harm" under section 1(1) of the Defamation Act 2013 not only raises the threshold of …
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