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Burnden Holdings (UK) Ltd v Fielding [2018] UKSC 14

What is the nature of the relationship between a director and their respective company? In this case an argument was made under the Limitation Act 1980 that it is analogous to the relationship between a trustee and beneficiary. For the claimant such a finding would

The Lehman Brothers Case [2017] UKSC 38

On 15th September 2008 Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy and became the most high profile casualty of the financial crisis that rocked the global economy. Nearly a decade on and the repercussions are still being felt in the legal and political climate. This case in

The Future of Data Protection

Data protection law is currently regulated in the UK by way of the Data Protection Act 1998 but that is set to change after it was announced in the Queen’s Speech that there will be a new Act. The new law will not only update

Financial Conduct Authority v Macris [2017] UKSC 19

How much information would have to be given in order to be able to identify you without actually saying your name? This sounds like a game of 20 questions but the Supreme Court faced a very similar problem this week with serious consequences hanging on