William KanaanSep 22, 2020Legal advice privilege extends to in-house foreign lawyers The Commercial Court has refused an application for the disclosure of communications between the claimant and members of its in-house...
William KanaanSep 21, 2020FATF report on red flag indicators of money laundering and terrorist financingThe Financial Action Task Force (FATF) published a report entitled Virtual Assets (VAs): Red Flag Indicators of Money Laundering and...
William KanaanSep 11, 2020Quincecare duty consideredThe High Court considered the potential application of the Quincecare duty to a payment service provider (PSP) taking instructions from a...
William KanaanSep 1, 2020Ostensible authority and consent of beneficial owners Under a power of attorney (PoA), a lawyer was authorised to sell property belonging to a BVI registered company. That company had issued...
William KanaanAug 21, 2020Online sales ban ruling – leave to appeal refused by the Supreme CourtThe golf club manufacturer Ping Europe Limited (Ping) had sought to ban all sales of its equipment online. The Competition and Market...
William KanaanAug 17, 2020Where dismissal without following disciplinary procedure was not unfair The Employment Appeals Tribunal has upheld an employment tribunal's decision that a dismissal by an employer for "some other substantial...
William KanaanAug 3, 2020Supreme Court decision on reflective lossIn a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court held that an established rule of company law restricting third parties from suing persons...
William KanaanJul 24, 2020Relying on worked examples in commercial agreements In only the second decision on this type of issue, the High Court has ruled that sums due under a contract should be calculated as per...
William KanaanJul 24, 2020"Consultant" deemed to be employeeIn a case that highlights the dangers of employers entering into consultancy agreements believing that this protects them from...
William KanaanJul 24, 2020Redacting documents where court is asked to construe their meaning or effectThe Court of Appeal has considered whether a party may redact parts of a document which the court is asked to construe solely on the...