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27

Jul

2020

Making a Will? Have you considered your loved ones’ real needs?

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Written by Tracy Creed

For many parents, the objective of a will is to ensure even-handed treatment of loved ones, particularly children. However, as a High Court case strikingly showed, some may be in greater need than others and that too should be taken into account....

21

Jul

2020

Daughter disinherited by ‘Delusional’ mother helped by High Court

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Written by Tracy Creed

The High Court came to the aid of a woman whose mother harboured false and delusional beliefs that she was a shopaholic who had stolen from her. In two wills made before her death, aged 76, the mother bequeathed almost all her estate, which was...

15

Jul

2020

Spotlight on Corporate democracy as Small Shareholders take crushing loss

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Written by Roy Colaba

Concerns that small shareholders are the victims of a deficit in corporate democracy, having little influence over the direction taken by the companies in which they invest, were highlighted by a High Court case concerning a troubled mining company...

10

Jul

2020

Worker who tripped over ‘No Entry’ sign awarded £35,000

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Despite stringent health and safety rules, accidents at work remain a frequent occurrence and are a stark reminder of the need for risk assessments. In one case, a worker who tripped over a no entry sign, installed to deter employees from taking...

09

Jul

2020

Prosecco producers successfully oppose 'Nosecco' Trade Mark registration

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Written by Roy Colaba

The names and trademarks of certain well-known regional food and drink products are tightly protected under European law. The extent of that protection was analysed in a High Court case concerning a non-alcoholic sparkling wine bearing the name '...

02

Jul

2020

High Court acts to rescue company after sole shareholder's death

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Written by Sydney Mitchell

If you are an entrepreneur and own your own company that is all the more reason why you should take professional advice regarding the consequences that might arise on your death says Kamal Majevadia, Partner at Sydney Mitchell LLP. In an unusual...

23

Jun

2020

High Court permits wife to inherit husband's assets despite unlawful killing

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Written by Sydney Mitchell

Few would quarrel with the long-standing rule of law that anyone who unlawfully kills another is barred from benefiting, financially or otherwise, from his or her crime. In a unique decision, however, the High Court waived that rule in the case of...

07

May

2020

High Court refuses to countenance COVID-19 adjournment of five-week trial

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Written by Leanne Schneide...

The extent of judicial determination not to allow the COVID-19 pandemic to derail the wheels of justice was revealed by the High Court’s refusal to adjourn a five-week insolvency trial which is due to take place at the height of the crisis. The case...

05

Feb

2020

Buying a property with your partner? See a lawyer first!

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Written by Karen Moores

Couples can sometimes be tempted to enter into property transactions together without taking legal advice, on the basis that the love and trust between them will last forever. However, a High Court ruling strikingly showed how misguided such...

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