Overview

Hammonds provides an informal insight into some of the most recent commercial developments, including:

- The case of Lindsay v O’Loughnane, in which a director was found liable for the tort of deceit after making a number of representations to a customer by email;

- The Court of Appeal’s judgment on equitable set-off - the right to set off amounts owed between parties under separate transactions;

- How the UK Bribery Act replaces and enhances the existing anti-bribery regime in the UK;

- How Google’s AdWords service has resulted in much litigation across the EU;

- The European Court of Justice’s judgment regarding charges made to consumers when exercising their rights to cancel contracts made at a distance, for example on the phone or via the internet.

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