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In the digital age, the culture surrounding how a business is “reviewed” by a customer or patron has become one of the most determining factors of a businesses’ success. The growing popularity of websites such as Yelp, Google, Bing, and other services which allow people to rate and review businesses has in turn resulted in a surge in the importance and impact that these reviews can have. With reviews now becoming the driving force behind influencing where consumers choose to take their business to, it is more essential than ever to understand what options a business has aft...

WH Smith, PLC v Benages & Associates involved an action to pierce the corporate veil of an entity arising out of the breach of an agreement.[1] On March 30, 2001, Benages & Associates (“Benages”) and WH Smith, Inc. (“ Smith Georgia”) entered into an agreement for Consultancy Services (“Agreement”), in which Benages agreed to assist WH Smith in obtaining a five-year lease for retail concessions at the Miami International Airport (“MIA”).[2] The Agreement provided that it could be terminated by giving ninety days’ written notice.[3] However, the terms provided that on...