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Finding nemo (dat): High Court firmly closes door on meaning of “disposition” under the Hire Purchase Act 1964

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • March 5 2013

On 26 February 2013, His Honour Judge Mackie QC (sitting as a judge of the High Court) handed down judgment in VFS Financial Services Limited v JF

Always read the label: without prejudice and subject to contract

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • December 19 2012

The labels we put on legal documents can be all important when it comes to whether or not they are enforceable as contracts or admissible in court

Gratuitous payments

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • September 5 2012

It is pretty unusual these days for a receipt of any kind not to be chargeable to tax one way or another and it is gratifying to read the case of Collins v HMRC TC 2088 where the Tribunal considered the implications of a receipt of $ 2 million

High Court considers the assignment of consumer credit agreements

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • September 4 2012

On 22 August 2012 Mr Justice Hamblen (sitting in the High Court and on appeal) handed down judgment in Patricia Jones v Link Financial Limited 2012 EWHC 2402

One contract; three laws

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 28 2012

In the recent case of Sulamérica Cia Nacional de Seguros, S.A. and ors. v Enesa Engenharia, S.A. and ors. 2012 EWCA Civ 638, the English Court of Appeal has provided useful clarification regarding a tricky, but not uncommon, issue arising in relation to international contracts: namely, the interrelationship between the different systems of law governing different parts of a contract and its effect on the parties chosen method(s) for resolving disputes

Capital markets practice: news round-up

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • May 21 2012

Welcome to the latest in our series of regular alerts containing a round-up of news from our capital markets practice

Corporate governance: the FRC publishes list of proposed corporate governance projects for 20122013

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • April 30 2012

The Financial Reporting Council (‘FRC’) has published its Draft Plan and Budget for 201213 with proposals for the corporate governance projects it intends to address in 20122013

Unreasonably withheld consent - that is the question?

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • April 17 2012

The High Court recently considered this question in the case of Porton Capital Technology Funds and others v 3M UK Holding Ltd and 3M Company 2011 EWHC 2895

Promotions scam banned by OFT goes to European Court

  • Squire Sanders Hammonds
  • -
  • European Union, United Kingdom
  • -
  • September 27 2011

Earlier this year the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) was successful in taking court action against a company called Purely Creative in relation to five prize promotions it had marketed

The “endeavours” debate continues

  • Squire Sanders Hammonds
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • August 8 2011

When parties impose obligations on each other they often try to qualify these obligations by agreeing to only use some form of “endeavours” to achieve it

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