1st Apr 2015
Since the case of Re Beddoe [1893] 1 Ch 547 it has become accepted that costs incurred by trustees who bring or defend hostile litigation unsuccessfully are costs which are prima facie not properly incurred and therefore cannot be recouped from the trust fund pursuant to their indemnity. A trustee is not protected merely because […]
6th Feb 2015
Property analysis: A report by MPs on the controversial registration of manorial rights is examined by Paul Stafford, of Ten Old Square. Click here to read more.
1st Feb 2015
There has been considerable interest in the use of gagging clauses by public authorities. David Schmitz examines the legal principles relating to them. The recent and growing, trend of governments to hire charities to carry out work previously done by the State has raised concerns that this could lead to a loss of the independence […]
10th Oct 2014
Julian Roberts contributes to the October 2014 Journal of International Banking and Finance Law. Click here to read more.
1st Oct 2014
In this article Professor Julian Roberts finds an answer in the common law that could offer redress to buyers of loss-inducing “hedging swaps”. Derivatives play a central role in the modern financial markets. Although, in the hands of the unwary, they can lead to ruinous losses, provisions exist to limit such dangers. Principally, this is […]