Another week, another excellent judgment for practitioners to be aware of here, shared by members of 1 Hare Court Chambers who represented both parties and thankfully highlighted the useful judgement in this post. Paragraph 42 contains a useful summary of the general principles of the law – but the full judgement, linked here, is well worth the read.
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