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Successful Conviction Under The Bribery Act Provides Warning For Companies

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Recent news headlines have surrounded the political consultancy firm, Cambridge Analytica, regarding its alleged influencing of the 2016 Presidential elections and the Brexit referendum through Facebook user data. It has also been suggested that brib

Tuesday, 10 April 2018

Contract Law Update: Third Party Rights

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Jus quaesitum tertio is the Latin name for the legal doctrine governing third party rights under Scottish contract law. This extremely out-dated and inflexible law is now the subject of a much-needed review. Under current Scots common law, parties to

Monday, 14 August 2017

Evaluating the Revaluation: A look at the Impact of the 2017 Non-Domestic Rates Revaluation

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At the end of 2016 the draft rateable values for the postponed Non-Domestic Rates (NDR) revaluation were released. These new rateable values will take effect from 1 April 2017 and official notices advising owners, tenants and occupiers of premises wi

Thursday, 23 March 2017

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The Chambers and Legal 500 rankings are out!

We are delighted to have been ranked again as Tier 1 in The Legal 500 (Licensing) and Band 1 in the 2018 Chambers Guide.For 29 years, The Legal 500 has been analysing the capabilities of law firms across the world, with a comprehensive rese...

Taking the kids abroad? The travails of relocating with children

Foreign travel, what was once a luxury has now become the norm with more and more people spending time abroad through business or emigrating to build a new life. Choosing to emigrate with children can be a complicated process but it can be further co...

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Employer vicariously liable for personal data breach

Can an employer be vicariously liable for a breach of data protection duties owed by the employer to its employees where an individual employee is responsible for the breach? Yes, according to a recent decision of the Court of Appeal.In a fairly topi...

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