Utility companies and their shareholders are not liable for certain environmental liabilities—including site clean-up costs—of their predecessor entities, the House of Lords has ruled.
Should the tort of conversion apply to intangible property? Gregory Mitchell QC investigates
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Stephen Baker considers the implications of BAE’s decision to appoint Lord Woolf to head up its ethics committee
Taxing times as Law Lords consider Jones v Garnett
The High Court has thrown out a legal challenge to the government’s plans for 17 super-casinos.
In brief
Treasury officials say they will include a more workable definition of “beneficial ownership” in the draft money laundering regulations, following a sustained lobbying campaign by the Law Society.
One in five employees of European multinational companies say they won’t blow the whistle if they suspect a case of fraud, bribery or corruption in their organisation, according to a new study.
Helen Hart considers the impact of the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive
Private client department announces partner hire
Firm appoints first joint heads of Wales office
Global dispute resolution team promotes two partners in Guernsey and Cayman Islands