Category Archives: Company and Commercial

FSA Fines Three Over Share Dealing

When a transaction occurred that should have aroused suspicion, the subsequent investigation by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) led to fines for three of the people involved. The transaction involved the sale of a 13.3 per cent holding in pub … Continue reading →

Fraud and the Director

With the economy still struggling, dubious business practices can be expected to be more common than normal, as is evidenced by the expulsion from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales of two members who have each recently been … Continue reading →

Storage Company Charged With Manslaughter

Under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007, an organisation is guilty of the offence of corporate manslaughter (corporate culpable homicide in Scotland) if the way in which it manages or organises its activities causes a death and amounts … Continue reading →

Decision Not Violation of Natural Justice

When an adjudicator in a construction dispute gives a ruling, the decision can only be appealed on a limited number of grounds. One of these is ‘breach of natural justice’, which means that the adjudicator’s decision is so obviously flawed … Continue reading →

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Who Gives You Advice is Important

When a financial services company went into administration and came under investigation by the Financial Services Authority (FSA), the emails of one of its directors were copied by the FSA, which wished to use them in evidence. The FSA sought … Continue reading →

Beware What You Say on the Web!

The laws relating to defamation apply just as much to material posted on the Internet as they do to articles in newspapers and magazines. It is therefore risky to post comments that can be construed as defamatory on the Internet. … Continue reading →

Director Pays Price for Private Arrangement with Customer | DFA Law Northampton Solicitors News

The law relating to the fiduciary duties of directors is stricter than many company directors might think, as a recent case illustrates. The director of a company was given the loan of ‘a second-hand excavator and dumper’ for his personal … Continue reading →

How Do I Enforce My Copyright | DFA Law Northampton Solicitors News

Copyright is a right that exists as soon as you create the copyright material. You do not have to apply for it. There are some exceptions to copyright, but unless one of these applies, anyone else using your material without … Continue reading →

£5 Million for Loss of Profits of Business Still on the Drawing Board | DFA Law Northampton Solicitors News

When a claim for damages is made on the basis of ‘loss of a chance’, having good quality expert evidence is essential. Most people know that it is possible to claim damages, where appropriate, for the loss of future earnings. … Continue reading →

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