Contentious Business Update
September 2023
Contentious Business Update
Welcome to our Contentious Business Update
We focus on some topical and interesting legal issues affecting businesses. We hope you find this edition informative and insightful.
We consider the recent changes to the IPEC small claims regime for resolving intellectual property disputes. Read more…
we examine the recent Supreme Court decision in Phillip -v- Barclays Bank UK PLC where there was a refusal to extend the Bank’s Quincecare duty of care where an individual had authorised payment instructions to a Bank having been induced to do so by a fraudster. We also consider Section 72 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023. Read more…
we look at the recent case of Denaxe Ltd v Cooper which has shed some light in respect of immunity from claims of breach of duty of sale of assets at an undervalue for receivers and broadly, trustees and insolvency office-holders. Read more…
the risk of personal data and cybersecurity breaches affects organisations of all sizes. We take a look at some key issues arising in this area and provide some guidance on steps that can be taken to protect your position. Read more…
With an increase in the overall use of digital assets such as crypto-currencies we consider two High Court decisions which dealt with difficult questions of enforcement and recovery in two proprietary claims over crypto-currencies. Read more…