Keith Oliver, Amy Harvey and Amalia Neenan assess the impact of regulation and civil remedies on crypto-criminality ‘It remains to be seen how these new regulatory efforts will play out in the future, and whether they will have any meaningful impact on curtailing the rapidly increasing level of cryptofraud in the UK.’ 2019 was a …
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Andrew Mckie evaluates the future of the claims industry ‘With the changes to the claims management company (CMC) market well under way, there will also be changes implemented to the solicitor personal injury market.‘ The years 2018-19 are going to be huge for the personal injury world (yet again!). Changes are aloft in all different …
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Wills & Trusts Law Reports | Winter 2018 #170The court was asked to consider the applications, made on behalf of 36 incapacitated persons, to appoint a trust corporation as their property and affairs deputy. There was currently no agreed system through which the court could know that any particular trust corporation was suitable to be appointed as deputy, nor a ‘panel’ of approved trust corporations.
The following questions arose:
- A. Could a trust corporation lawfully act as a deputy?
- B. How could a trust corporation satisfy the court that it was appropriate for it to act as deputy?
- C. How shou...
Elizabeth Gibson reports on the scope of the PCR 2015 ‘Where no enforceable contract for works exists, even where there is an expectation that a contract will be entered into, there is no public works contract to which the legislation can apply.’The High Court has dismissed a challenge by Faraday Development Ltd (FDL) against West …
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Katherine Souter considers a recent decision on the impact of Reg 72 ‘The court decided that an amendment of a contract consisting of a reduction in its scope may result in the contract being brought within reach of a greater number of economic operators.’Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) sets out …
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Martin Cox provides another view of the Freedom of Information Act ‘Anyone can make a freedom of information request to public authorities – it is not necessary to be a UK citizen, or resident in the UK. Information requests can also be made by organisations, for example a newspaper, a campaign group or a company.’ …
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John Doherty and Richard Reeve-Young explore the vexed question of legal professional privilege in the context of increasing regulation ‘Practitioners must carefully consider the identity of the individuals employed by their client company in order to ensure that advice given falls within the remit of legal advice privilege (LAP) and attracts the necessary protection from …
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John Doherty and Richard Reeve-Young explore the vexed question of legal professional privilege in the context of increasing regulation ‘Practitioners must carefully consider the identity of the individuals employed by their client company in order to ensure that advice given falls within the remit of legal advice privilege (LAP) and attracts the necessary protection from …
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Chris Syder outlines the requirements of slavery and human trafficking statements ‘While the requirement under the Act is for a company to prepare a statement, rather than to take any positive steps to eradicate slavery from its supply chain, the provision seeks to create a race to the top by encouraging businesses to be transparent …
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Jenny Beresford-Jones and Sarah Hodgson consider the new rules relating to publication of procurement documents ‘The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) guidance is helpful to contracting authorities and reflects what a number of commentators in the field have been suggesting on this point.’One of the most common questions asked since the publication of the Public Contracts …
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