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8 July 2024

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Sewerage undertaker falls foul in discharging into Manchester Ship Canal

A Supreme Court decision on 2 July 2024 could mean water companies face a raft of legal challenges.

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5 July 2024

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Do I need to pay tax on my car collection?

Chances are, those looking to start or add to a car collection aren’t doing so with tax at the forefront of their mind...

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4 July 2024

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Unregulated will writers

The creation of wills is a critical aspect of estate planning, ensuring that an individual's wishes are carefully thought through and then honoured posthumously. However, the use of unregulated will writers poses significant risks...

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4 July 2024

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The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024: Competition law issues for the life sciences sector

Representing the most significant reform to UK competition and consumer protection laws for over 20 years, the DMCC Act introduces substantial changes to digital market regulation, merger control and competition law enforcement; and consumer protection. We consider the impact on the life sciences sector.

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4 July 2024

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The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024: Consumer protection issues for the life sciences sector

Representing the most significant reform to UK competition and consumer protection laws for over 20 years, the DMCC Act introduces substantial changes to digital market regulation, merger control and competition law enforcement; and consumer protection. We consider the impact on the life sciences sector, looking at consumer issues.

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4 July 2024

Medical cannabis in the UK

Regulation and use of cannabis-based medicines in different countries around the world. This is part of an international comparative analysis setting out a series of questions, with our responses for the UK.

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28 June 2024

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The risky business of festivals

Inheritance tax relief for business owners and the rules on excepted assets.

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26 June 2024

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The Post Office Horizon scandal and the role of prosecutors

Largely thanks to the prime-time ITV dramatization, the Post Office Horizon scandal has brought to light the serious shortcomings in the way the Post Office handled the private prosecution of sub-postmasters.

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17 June 2024

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Court refuses application to stay sale of family home

The court refused an application to stay the sale and possession of a bankrupt’s family home in the absence of a compelling reason.

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17 June 2024

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Unrecognised foreign judgments and winding up petitions

Two recent decisions have addressed the question of whether a creditor may present a bankruptcy or winding up petition on the basis of a foreign judgment without first having that judgment registered or recognised in England.

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17 June 2024

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Bankruptcy annulment refused

The court has refused to annul a bankruptcy despite the debtor lacking capacity to understand or conduct litigation.

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17 June 2024

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The liability of a guarantor mirrors that of the borrower

In guaranteeing the liability of the company (as borrower), a guarantor cannot rely on a defence of set-off where no such defence is available to the company.

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17 June 2024

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Deathbed gifts

A recent case of deathbed gifts ensured via text messages worth £1.4 million was accepted by High Court.

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14 June 2024

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Court guidance on Defective Premises Act 1972

The Technology and Construction Court (TCC) has recently provided useful guidance and analysis of issues that can possibly arise in claims brought under the Defective Premises Act 1972 (“DPA”).

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13 June 2024

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Infected Blood Inquiry: risk management recommendations

In the final series of articles on the Infected Blood Inquiry, we consider the recommendations.

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12 min read

13 June 2024

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Application for anti-suit injunction refused

Bourlakova v Bourlakov – anti-suit injunction to injunct Russian bankruptcy proceedings refused.

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13 June 2024

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Boris Becker obtains discharge from bankruptcy

Boris Becker has been successful in obtaining discharge from bankruptcy, which had been suspended, on the application of his trustees in bankruptcy, due a failure to co-operate, which resulted in him being sent to prison in 2022.

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13 June 2024

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Reinsurers win $41m political violence case following seizure of warehouse at US airbase by Taliban

In Hamilton Corporate Member and Others v (1) Afghan Global Insurance (2) Anham USA (3) Anham FZCO [2024] EWHC 1426 (Comm), the English High Court construed a political violence insurance policy finding in favour of reinsurers. Mills & Reeve LLP acted for the successful reinsurers.

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13 June 2024

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The Precision Breeding Act: the next steps for gene-edited foods

Katrina Anderson will be speaking at the Westminster Food & Nutrition Forum policy conference focusing on gene-edited foods on Monday 17 June.

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12 June 2024

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Last man standing: what GP partners need to know about managing your lease

A common question we see from GP practices concerns the risks for the partner likely to be the last one or two left holding the lease. All the other partners have been able to retire and walk away from the liability, but can they?

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