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febrero 2016

Solicitors Risks In Brief February 2016

Solicitors Risks In Brief February 2016

Limitation Act 1980 Ombudsman update: ADR Directive Consultation One strike and out - should claims be dismissed summarily for underpayment of ...

Sentencing update: £300,000 fine imposed for first corporate manslaughter conviction involving a care home

Sentencing update: £300,000 fine imposed for first corporate manslaughter conviction involving a care home

Care home company, Sherwood Rise Ltd has been fined £300,000 following its conviction for corporate manslaughter at Nottingham Crown Court on 5 Februa ...

Court upholds Serious Fraud Office procedures on seized privileged material

Court upholds Serious Fraud Office procedures on seized privileged material

In the recent case of R (Colin McKenzie) v Director of the Serious Fraud Office ("SFO"), the Court has held that the SFO's procedures for reviewing po ...

Divisional Court dismisses application for judicial review against KPMG for alleged breaches of public law principles

Divisional Court dismisses application for judicial review against KPMG for alleged breaches of public law principles

Between March-May 2012, evidence of mis-selling of certain interest rate hedging products (IRHP's") by a number of banks, including Barclays Bank Plc ...

The Commercial Court has granted summary judgment in favour of syndicated lenders, rejecting an attempt to bring the terms of a complex financial agreement within the ambit of the UCTA

The Commercial Court has granted summary judgment in favour of syndicated lenders, rejecting an attempt to bring the terms of a complex financial agreement within the ambit of the UCTA

African Export-Import Bank, Diamond Bank Plc and Skye Bank Plc ("the Lenders") –v- Shebah Exploration & Production Company Limited ("the Borrower" ...

A small victory for Kazakhstan bank in its ongoing legal battle with its former chairman for US€4.6 billion: Court finds it does have a claim for conspiracy arising from breach of the bank's freezing order

A small victory for Kazakhstan bank in its ongoing legal battle with its former chairman for US€4.6 billion: Court finds it does have a claim for conspiracy arising from breach of the bank's freezing order

As part of the ongoing litigation commenced by the Kazakhstan bank, JSC BTA Bank ("the Bank") against its former chairman, Mr Ablyazov, in the High Co ...

Upper Tribunal addresses the question of the effect of a Decision Notice rejecting an application for full authorisation under Part 4A of the Financial Services Markets Act 2000 where interim permission is held

Upper Tribunal addresses the question of the effect of a Decision Notice rejecting an application for full authorisation under Part 4A of the Financial Services Markets Act 2000 where interim permission is held

Prior to April 2014, the Applicant, a debt management firm, was authorised and regulated by the Office of Fair Trading ("OFT") and thus on the transfe ...

Don't Take your Eye off the Mall

Don't Take your Eye off the Mall

You may be familiar with the expression 'Derogation from Grant'. The underlying principle is that what is given by one hand cannot be taken away by th ...

Sharing medical records and the Data Protection Act: Issues for Insurers

Sharing medical records and the Data Protection Act: Issues for Insurers

The issue of sharing patient data and records is common across medical organisations, within the context of providing direct patient care. What happen ...

Declinature of a claim under a policy of insurance upheld by Irish High Court

Declinature of a claim under a policy of insurance upheld by Irish High Court

A recent decision of the Irish High Court (1 February 2016) to uphold the declinature of a claim made pursuant to a policy of "All Risks" Contractors ...