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Absent any secretive or dishonest conduct, there can be no certainty that a director’s actions will justify their removal, say Richard Foss & Elena Matsa

Nicholas Dobson reports on a clear & obvious breach of fiduciary duty in a company context

Randhawa and another v Turpin and another (as former Joint Administrators of BW Estates Ltd) [2017] EWCA Civ 1201, [2017] All ER (D) 40 (Aug)

The High Court has rejected a novel use of POCA 2002’s cash seizure powers, report Jasvinder Nakhwal & Nicholas Querée

Daniel Lightman QC highlights how versatile ss 994 & 996 of the Companies Act 2006 can be for minority shareholders presenting an unfair prejudice petition

Tim Smith illustrates the growing urgency for businesses to develop a plan in the event of cyber attacks

Augean plc v Hutton and others [2014] EWHC 2972 (Comm), [2014] All ER (D) 106 (Sep)

What is the liability of a director who pays debts while his company is insolvent? Helen Mulcahy & Davina Bentley report

Katherine Hardcastle examines the extra-territorial ambit of the Serious Crime Act 2007

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes

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NLJ this week: Property cases reshape established principles

A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land

NLJ this week: Stress ruling raises the bar for employers

Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee

NLJ this week: Can Manchesterism revive access to justice?

Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE

NLJ this week: Constitutional conventions tested as power changes hands

The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition

NLJ this week: Lawyers must become product designers

The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London

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