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Morrisons liable for data breach by employee with a grudge

Morrisons supermarket chain may have to pay compensation to more than 5,000 of its staff after their confidential data was published online by an employee with a grudge.

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Landlord stops leaseholder letting out flat on Airbnb

A landlord has succeeded in legal action to prevent a leaseholder letting out his flat on short-term lets using websites such as Airbnb.

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Director personally responsible for company’s unpaid invoice

A director has been held personally liable to pay the full market value of products that had been supplied to her company shortly before it went into liquidation.

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Call for evidence to combat late payments to small businesses

The government is urging businesses to highlight their experiences of late payment and put forward ideas to ensure earlier settlement, especially by large companies.

Company director recovers £2m wrongly taken by her brother

A company director has won her legal fight to recover more than £2m that was misappropriated by her business partner who was also her brother.

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New rules to protect tenants in HMOs come into effect

New rules designed to protect more than 800,000 people from poor living conditions in privately rented homes have now come into force.

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