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Contentious Business Update

February 2024

Contentious Business Update - February 2024

Welcome to our Contentious Business Update where we focus on some topical and interesting legal issues affecting businesses. We hope you find this edition informative and insightful.

Much of the legal press during 2023 focussed on the implications of AI. In December 2023 senior judges in the UK released Guidance for Judicial Office Holders on using AI. The contents are of interest in terms of the general direction of travel of AI within the legal profession but also to everyone engaging with the legal system whether in their business or home lives. We look at the most important issues arising. Read more.

We continue with our series of articles looking at cyber-related issues. This time we review the UK’s signature of the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) requiring crypto platforms to start sharing taxpayer information with tax authorities with a view to combatting offshore tax avoidance and evasion. Read more.

We look at a recent case where the Court made an unusual award in respect of pre-judgment interest, taking into account the poor behaviour of the defendants in the proceedings. Read more.

We look at the Court of Appeal’s decision in the much-anticipated case of James Churchill -v- Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council [2023] EWCA Civ 1416, impacting on ADR. Read more.

We delve into a recent case on employee restrictive covenants that we handled with some practical guidance. Read more.

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