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More about Maher & Anor v Investalet Ltd & AnorThe first respondents were the existing joint liquidators of the company, all from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. The basis of the proposed additional appointments (which were opposed) was the investigation of potential claims. Parts of the hearing were held in private because
More about Rawbank SA v Banfield & OrsSheikh Mohamed Al Jaber, an international businessman, had been the director of MBI International & Partners Inc, a British Virgin Islands corporation. In March 2009, the company acquired 891,761 shares in JJW Inc (another company with connections to the Sheikh).
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More about Pagden v RidgleyThe solicitors accepted that the firm was vicariously liable for Mr Broughton’s actions. It also accepted that, if Mr Broughton had a dishonest state of mind, the steps taken in providing the legal services it had provided amounted to dishonestly
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