At a time when personal
insolvencies have reached the highest number on record, a recent decision may
help creditors who otherwise might find their security going up in a puff of
smoke, says partner Paul Gordon. Read more >
A few months ago, we reported that courts are taking new
technologies on board and permitting service of proceedings via Facebook. Now the High Court has gone even
further. The case involved service of an injunction brought by a Mr Blaney, who
runs a blog called 'Blaney’s Blarney' against an alleged impersonator using
the Twitter username '@BlaneysBlarney’. Since the defendant was anonymous and
there was no easy means of identifying him or her, service via Twitter was
allowed. paul.gordon@willans.co.uk Read more >
Nick Cox has been taking a wry look at a string of
court decisions filtering across from the US that highlight the gulf between
our respective approaches to compensation. In one case Terence Dickinson
was awarded $500,000 for mental anguish after being trapped in a garage for
eight days, surviving on a box of dog biscuits and a case of Pepsi. In another,
Mrs Grazinski was awarded $1.75 million after her Winnebago left the highway
unexpectedly, crashed and overturned. Read more >
A recent decision is worth knowing about as it has the potential to
significantly affect the enforceability of exclusion clauses. In the
light of the decision, Paul Gordon
recommends taking advice on your terms of business with a view to
clarifying your intentions with existing business partners, if
necessary. Read more >
