21.   The decision in Smith v Baker made it difficult for employers to rely on a volenti defence.

22.   The key decision in England is the following.

23.   We have yet to learn how to communicate and make decisions in an electronic environment.

24.   Their decisions in matters of academic judgement are final.

25.   Consultative arrangements of this sort have been attempted in relation to a number of planning decisions in recent years.

26.   The scope of the decision in Swain is not entirely clear.

27.   The decision in Lingens edges Europe closer to the US public figure doctrine, in which journalists are free to publish what they honestly believe about important persons.

28.   In his judgment Lord Denning MR was highly critical of the decision in Commercial Plastics Ltd v Vincent because the agreement there was just and made in good faith.

29.   The decision in Lyne-Pirkis v Jones and the early decision of the Court of Appeal in Routh v Jones were clearly distinguishable.

30.   As the decision in Curtis shows, a business should take care to ensure that its employees do not misrepresent the effects of its terms.