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More supermarkets now subject to Groceries Code

The Groceries Code of Practice has been extended to cover additional retailers.

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Can a company safely investigate internal wrongdoing?

A recent Court of Appeal decision clarifies the scope of privilege for internal investigations.

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Don’t Make the Classic Mistake

Robert Woodhouse of our Dispute Resolution and Litigation team looks at the legal considerations for potential investors in classic cars.

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Groceries Code Adjudicator issues “Code clarification” regarding Asda

The Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) has recently published a Code clarification on the variation of supply agreements and other issues regulated under the Groceries Code.

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The Retailers vs. the Groceries Code Adjudicator

The Groceries Code Adjudicator, Christine Tacon, spoke to an industry audience at the Westminster Food Forum on 8 March 2017.  

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When exactly is “close of business”?

Working late in the modern age. Bill Dixon, a partner in the Dispute Resolution & Litigation team considers a recent commercial court judgment on the legal meaning of “close of business”.

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When you can set off one debt against another

Robert Woodhouse, Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution team, takes a closer look at the law of set-off and when you can set one monetary claim off against another.  

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Hedging your bets and illegal contracts

Robert Woodhouse, Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution team, takes a closer look at illegal contracts and a recent case involving insider information and betting on the share price.

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Can you stay in your home after bankruptcy

Robert Woodhouse, Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution team, takes a closer look at the law of bankruptcy, focusing on the major asset in most bankruptcies, the family home. 

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Logbook Loans – The Empire Strikes Back

Tom Maple, partner in the Dispute Resolution team, takes a closer look at the review of the Bills of Sale Acts, with a particular focus on Logbook Loans, and the Law Commissions proposals for reform. 

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Compensation for victims of civil legal proceedings

Bill Dixon, a partner in the Dispute Resolution & Litigation team, considers a recent Supreme Court decision allowing damages for malicious prosecution of civil proceedings.

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Proposed criminal offence may impose new burdens on companies

Bill Dixon, a partner in the Dispute Resolution & Litigation team, considers the government’s proposals to extend the existing corporate offence of failure to prevent bribery to other economic crimes.   

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