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12 July 2015
Employee’s Comments On Facebook Did Not Bring Employer Into Disrepute
An employee who posted moderate, respectful comments about gay marriage on his personal Facebook profile neither brought his employer...
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5 July 2015
Director Who Failed To Take Professional Advice On Company Transaction Breached His Duties To The Company
A director who carried out a share buy-back for his company without professional advice and got it wrong, breached his duties to his...
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28 June 2015
Independent Review Of Swaps Mis-selling
Many banks have reached an agreement with the Financial Services Authority to voluntarily review any swaps/collars/caps sold to...
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26 June 2015
Buyers Of Shares Not Shareholders Until Their Names Are In The Company’S Register Of Members
The votes of a prospective shareholder whose name had not yet been entered in his company’s register of shareholders have been held...
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22 June 2015
Is The Mis-Selling Of Swaps To Businesses The Next Banking Scandal?
Page 4 of today’s Telegraph is the latest in series of articles in recent weeks reporting the FSA’s widening investigation into how...
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10 June 2015
Businesses Should Specify All Reasons For Termination Of Contracts
Businesses that terminate contracts because of breaches by the other party must make sure they identify the correct grounds for the...
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8 June 2015
Company Directors’ Duties Of Disclosure May Be Wider Than They Think
There are many lessons to be learned from court cases Laws become more defined, industry expectations are reinforced, and their results...
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18 May 2015
Failure To Terminate In The Way Specified In The Contract Made Termination Invalid
Parties giving notice under a contract should ensure they stick precisely to the notice provisions in the contract, or obtain a formal...
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21 January 2015
Directors Who Abrogate Responsibility For Key Tasks Liable To Disqualification
Directors who delegated responsibility for key issues to non-directors without monitoring and reviewing the situation, were...
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