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21 June 2012

Issue: 7519 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court

Weavering Capital (UK) Ltd (in liquidation) and others v Peterson and others [2012] EWHC 1480 (Ch), [2012] All ER (D) 46 (Jun)

It was well established that for acts or documents to be a “sham”, with whatever legal consequences would follow from that, all the parties thereto should have had a common intention that the acts or documents had not been to create the legal rights and obligations which they had given the appearance of having created.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gibson Dunn—London partner promotions

Shakespeare Martineau—six appointments

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