Voluntary Assumption of Risk in UK Law
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Aston V City Of Liverpool YMCA ' A Leap Of Faith?
... ... foreseeable risk of injury, and if so, whether this constituted a ... whether the defendant could rely on voluntary assumption of ... risk (volenti) on the part of ... ...
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The Flawed Headcount Requirement on Schemes of Arrangement
A failed takeover of a Hong Kong-listed company has highlighted a weakness in English company law. On 16 June, a proposed take private by way of scheme of arrangement lapsed when the resolu...
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Has The Roller Coaster Ride Come To An End The Future Of Social Services Negligence Claims?
... ... CN and GN were of course not at risk from their parents, instead it was (unusually) ... But exactly how an assumption of responsibility can occur in social services ... been taken into care, whether on a voluntary or care order basis, by the local authority ... ...
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Restaurants And Caterers Voluntarily To Display Calories On Menus
... ... with voluntary front-of-pack labelling of packaged foods with ... and benefiting consumers) face the risk of damage to ... brand reputation. Difficulties ... a worrying trend that in future this assumption will be ... undermined and responsibility placed ... ...
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27: Dipping A Toe In The Water Can You Have It Both Ways?
... ... preliminary issue; the court may infer voluntary submission from the circumstances using the ... and cannot be explained, except on the assumption that the party in question accepts the court's ... are assets within England which could be at risk. A number of jurisdictions have firewall ... ...
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Article 2 InquestsPossibility Of An Extension Of The Operational Duty
... ... to know) that there is a real and immediate risk to that person's life, either by suicide or ... 'vulnerability' of the individual an 'assumption of responsibility' or degree of 'control' by the ... had admissions to hospital (on both voluntary and involuntary bases). In the month prior to her ... ...
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Managing Benefits In A Downturn - Taking Advantage Of Your Existing Packages
... ... By introducing a range of voluntary benefits to staff, such as ... life assurance, ... Rather ... than make an assumption as to what motivates and helps retain ... staff, ... risk such as for long-term sickness benefits. It is ... ...
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The Gender Pay Gap, And The Latest Government Plans
... ... introduced gender pay reporting on a voluntary basis, under the Think, Act, Report initiative. ... this will look like but the working assumption is that there will be a lag time from when the ... , although this may be secondary to the risk of future equal pay claims, employers will face ... ...
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Unexplained Wealth Order: Row on 'Billionaires' Row'
On 8 April 2020, the High Court dismissed three unexplained wealth orders ("UWOs") and related interim freezing orders made under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (National Crime Agency v Baker & Ors...... ... to the UWOs provided information on a voluntary basis to the NCA, together with the ultimate ... The NCA's application was based on the assumption that Mr. Rakhat Aliyev was the founder of the ... recognised in the context of assessing the risk of dissipation of assets in civil proceedings, ... ...
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LIBOR Transition: Practical Implications And Issues Arising In Loan Documentation
... ... benchmark, to using 'risk free' rates ... ('RFRs'). This culminated in the ... assumption that lenders will have funded a loan by ... Length of Voluntary Prepayment Notice Periods ... In relation to ... ...
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