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Neocleous v Rees [2019] EWHC 2462 (Ch) Where a contract was formed over a series of emails and involved the transfer of an interest in land the automatic sign off on the solicitor’s email was enough...
View ArticleLawbite: The dangers of a wild goose chase
Canada Goose UK retail Ltd and James Hayton v Persons Unknown (1) and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Foundation (2) 2019 EWHC 2459 Clothing retailer Canada Goose (“CG”) recently...
View ArticleLawbite: The dangers of a wild goose chase
Canada Goose UK retail Ltd and James Hayton v Persons Unknown (1) and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Foundation (2) 2019 EWHC 2459 Clothing retailer Canada Goose (“CG”) recently...
View ArticleDangerous seas ahead - the California Consumer Privacy Act and litigation risk
While many breathed a sigh of relief when the California legislature provided only a limited private right of action for data breaches under its sweeping new privacy law—the California Consumer...
View ArticleOur Clean Energy and Sustainability Strategy in Africa
Eversheds Sutherland’s Africa Group has recently announced a number of new leadership roles for John Kemkers (Head of the Africa Group), Wesley Pydiamah (Deputy Head of the Africa Group) and Farès...
View ArticleFloodgates open on class actions in data protection
Court of appeal overturns High Court judgment in Lloyd v Google LLC [2019] EWCA Civ 1599 Court of Appeal judgment The Court of Appeal has given the go-ahead for a representative claim to be served on...
View ArticleSerafin v Malkiewicz Guidance on responsible journalism
Abstract: This articles reviews the Court of Appeal decision in Serafin v Malkiewicz reversing the dismissal at first instance of a libel claim relating to an article which made serious allegations...
View Article2020 Luxembourg budget draft law: Tax rulings granted before 2015 are no...
In Brief: According to the 2020 budget draft law n°7500, published on 14 October 2019 (the “Bill”), the validity of advance tax agreements (“ATAs”) granted prior to 1 January 2015 should now be...
View ArticleInvoice hijacking fraud - Court adopts practical approach to assist recovery
Email scams are becoming more and more difficult to spot. Hackers replicate genuine email traffic, posing as genuine suppliers providing invoices that appear genuine. It is often only when the...
View ArticleUS issues sanctions against Turkey for military offensive in Syria
On October 14, 2019, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) of the US Department of the Treasury announced that President Trump had issued sanctions against Turkey in connection with its...
View ArticleA fully electronic deeds registry system to be introduced
People purchase property for various reasons and daily, thousands of property transactions are concluded. When ownership of land in South Africa is affected, such transactions must be recorded in the...
View ArticleEHRC takes a firm approach: new guidance on NDAs in discrimination cases
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has published guidance on the use of confidentiality agreements in discrimination cases. The guidance contains a helpful explanation of the law applying...
View ArticleICO in action: Ban on unsolicited marketing calls to members of pension schemes
This speed read follows on from our briefing in November 2018 in which we explained that the government had proposed a change in law to implement a ban specific to pensions related cold calling. At...
View ArticleEU - US Trade War
On 2 October 2019, the World Trade Organisation (“WTO”) ruled that the U.S. that the tariffs on $7.5 billion worth of goods imported from the EU imposed by the U.S. in response to the EU’s unlawful...
View Article"The Debt Intervention Bill signed into law
The National Credit Amendment Bill (“the Bill”), referred to in the press as the “The Debt Intervention Bill”, was signed into law in August 2019 by President Cyril Ramaphosa. The Bill is geared to...
View ArticleProposed revisions to the planning system for electricity storage
The Climate Change Act 2008 (2050 Target Amendment) Order 2019 requires the UK to bring all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050 (compared with the previous target of at least 80% reduction...
View ArticleAccessing the EUs Financial Services Market in the Event of a No-deal Brexit
Introduction Since Boris Johnson took the helm as British Prime Minister, a no-deal Brexit has become the most likely scenario. The UK-based financial services firms are waiting to hear if they will...
View ArticleThe ARBs sobering decision on non-alcoholic beverages
Ever wondered why non-alcoholic beer advertisements still use the disclaimer “Not for sale to persons under the age of 18”? A matter concerning the Savanna Non-Alcoholic Lemon Cider might have the...
View ArticlePreventing an employee from backing out before the commencement date
A recent Hong Kong Court of First Instance decision (Law Ting Pong Secondary School v Chen Wai Wah, [2019] HKCFI 2236) illustrates the difficulty in preventing an employee from backing out of the...
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