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Supreme Court holds that a director must act, not merely think, in good faith
July 2026 — The Supreme Court considers a director’s duty of good faith and an unfair-prejudice share buy-out.
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Memorandum of Understanding Held to Be a Binding Contract Despite Absence of Formal Consortium Agreement
The High Court holds a binding waste-management contract formed despite an unexecuted consortium agreement.
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Misleading Headline and Photographs Held to Be Unfair Processing of Personal Data
July 2026 — The Court of Appeal distinguishes defamatory meaning from fairness of personal-data processing.
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Investor’s Invalid Use of a Contractual Default Procedure Held Unfairly Prejudicial to the Majority Shareholder
A majority shareholder succeeds under section 994 after an investor’s defective use of contractual default rights.
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Mediation Ordered over the Defendant’s Objection at the Pre-Trial Review
The High Court applies Churchill and the revised Civil Procedure Rules to order mediation shortly before trial.
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Amazon.com Held to Have Targeted Consumers in the United Kingdom
The Supreme Court clarifies when an overseas retail website targets UK consumers for trade mark purposes.
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