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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published two policy papers examining competition in UK public procurement. The policy papers consider...
Three complaints were received by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) concerning whether paid-for online advertisements by travel agents made...
TMT analysis: From 2 August 2026, anyone using AI to generate images, audio, video (or in some cases, text) for professional purposes may need to...
Life Sciences analysis: The request for a preliminary ruling that gave rise to Case C-371/26 was made in the context of proceedings before the Danish...
Fiduciary DutiesWho is a fiduciary?There is no comprehensive list of the relationships which give rise to the existence of fiduciary duties under...
RepudiationThis Practice Note concerns repudiation and sets out what a repudiatory breach of contract means. It explains how a repudiatory breach goes...
If a contract’s actual date and effective date are different, is the effective date enforceable?For the purposes of this Q&A we have assumed this is...
Agent and principal relationships with third partiesThis Practice Note deals with the relationships arising between principals, agents and third...
Agent and principal relationships with third partiesThis Practice Note deals with the relationships arising between principals, agents and third parties with whom the agent deals on the principal’s behalf. It considers the principal’s liability for its agent, agent’s authority including remedies for
Fiduciary DutiesThis Practice Note covers identifying a fiduciary, fiduciary duties and obligations, the no conflict rule, the no profit rule, the fiduciary’s duty of confidentiality and what remedies are available for breach of fiduciary duty.Who is a fiduciary?There is no comprehensive list of the
Nature and types of agencyThis Practice Note is an introduction to agency. It describes the essentials of the agency relationship between the principal and the agent including the ways in which an agent is appointed to act on behalf of a principal, the different types of agency appointments, and the
Where an agent collects monies on behalf of its principal and agrees to remit it to the principal within an agreed period, can the principal charge the agent interest if the monies are not remitted by the agent within the agreed period?Duties of Agent to PrincipalIn business matters, the rights and
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