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Consultant was in breach of confidentiality obligations

  • Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • June 11 2009

The High Court has held that a consultant was in breach of obligations of confidentiality to a former client, when he misused confidential information to develop a competing product for another party (Vestergaard Frandsen AS and others v Bestnet Europe Limited and others

Controlling shareholder can be an employee

  • Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • April 9 2009

The Court of Appeal has confirmed that a shareholder and director of a company can also be an employee of the company, even in circumstances where their shareholding gives them total control over the company

Government announces implementation of Bribery Act in April 2011

  • Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • August 13 2010

The Government has delayed the implementation of the Act until April 2011 in order to allow a short consultation exercise, commencing in September, on the guidance about what "adequate procedures" organisations are required to put in place to prevent bribery

Directors' remuneration disclosure requirement

  • Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • April 9 2009

Under the Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, for financial years beginning on or after 6 April 2009, quoted companies must set out in the Directors' Remuneration Report a statement of how the pay and conditions of employees were taken into account when setting directors' remuneration

FSA consults on changes to its Remuneration Code

  • Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
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  • August 13 2010

The FSA has recently announced plans to update its Remuneration Code to reflect new EU restrictions

Executives carrying the can in Safeway Stores v Twigger?

  • Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • March 11 2010

A claim by Safeway Stores against eight former directors and employees for up to £16.5 million has been in the public eye of late