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CORPORATE LIABILITY FOR CONTEMPT

Read Kathleen Donnelly’s (Henderson Chambers, London), article on the Corporate Liability case of Back Office Ltd v Percival & Ors 2013. The Court held that the liability of a company for the acts of its servants or agents in breach of an order or undertaking given by the company is stric...

NON-SOLICITATION CLAUSES

Read Kathleen Donnelly’s (Henderson Chambers, London), article on the case of Baldwin v Maidstone. On 3 June 2011 the High Court handed down a judgment which addresses the construction of non-solicitation clauses where contact is initiated by a former client.

CONSUMER

SALE OF GOODS ACT 1979 (amended with SALE and SUPPLY of GOODS ACT 1994) Goods must fit the description used in any advert, label, or packaging etc which refers to them. This may include the year or make, type, colour, size or materials used. These must be accurate. The goods must also be of satisfac...

CAR/ROAD LAW

Our recommended firm for all your needs in this area is Williamson and Soden .

COURTS

INTRODUCTION HM Courts & Tribunals Service was created on 1 April 2011. It brings together HM Courts Service & Tribunals Service into one integrated agency providing support for the administration of justice in courts and tribunals. HM Courts & Tribunals Service is an agency of the Minis...

WELFARE

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

INTRODUCTION Intellectual Property (IP) is any form of original creation that can be bought and sold. The main types of IP rights are • Patents which protect new inventions and cover the processes that make the invention work • Trade marks which protect symbols which differentiate goods and ser...

HOUSING

IMMIGRATION

WILLS

WILLS THE IMPORTANCE OF MAKING A WILL • Dying without a will, will mean that your estate will be distributed according to the ‘rules of intestacy’ (see below). The results may be different to what you would have wished to have happened. • Unmarried partners and partners who have not register...