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Acting on the mysupermarket-Asda deal making the press!

29 April 2010 | Mark Weston

Asda has just launched a new offensive in the supermarket price war with a potentially knock-out salvo. Teaming up with our client, independent supermarket price-checker mySupermarket (see www.mysupermarket.co.uk),...

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Attempt to postpone trial at the last minute

29 April 2010 | Karen Jacobs

On the last working day before a trial was due to commence, the defendant made an application for an interim order under s252 of the Insolvency Act 1986 to assist him in obtaining an Individual Voluntary...

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Meaning of actual occupation

29 April 2010 | Clare Stothard

The case concerned whether a person was “in actual occupation” of registered land pursuant to the Land Registration Act 2002 and so had an overriding interest which would defeat a lender’s claim...

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Timing!

29 April 2010 | Paul Gershlick

How important is timing? Well, very.  Ask any comedian.  Funny words at the wrong time doesn't get a laugh, but with comic timing they do. Ask Gordon Brown.  Of all the times to make a gaffe...

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The future of Home Information Packs

29 April 2010 | Richard John

A future Conservative government may mean the end of Home Information Packs (HIPs) as it has indicated that it would like to abolish them. I met the news of the introduction of HIPs like most conveyancers,...

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Music, movies, moolah – free online?

28 April 2010 | Mark Weston

The new Digital Economy Act includes provisions about online copyright infringement (including 'file-sharing' and 'peer-to-peer' transfer). Under the Act, over the next few months OFCOM is to supervise...

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Airlines experience turbulence as OFT alleges illegal sharing of confidential information

28 April 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Office of Fair Trading has issued a statement of objections to Virgin Atlantic and Cathay Pacific over an alleged breach of the Chapter I Prohibition of the Competition Act 1998. Following a tip-off...

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Court of Appeal victory for price comparison websites

28 April 2010 | Shimon Shaw

Two companies operated websites, by which prospective customers were provided with a 'comparison service' for insurance cover from various insurers. They received commission from the insurers to whom they...

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Mortgage Lending in 2010

28 April 2010 | Richard John | 2 comments

Mortgage lending in the last two years has been limited to say the least.  My previous employment was for an in-house firm for a major mortgage lender.  I recall personally completing sixty remortgages...

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