Blog Category: Insights
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News & Insights
Safeguarding your Business for Mental Capacity Issues
Last month, we covered some of the issues that can arise if a director or owner of a business loses capacity without any protections bein...
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Court Modernisation: online court made public
Kellie Williams-Jauvel a Partner in our Dispute Resolution team discusses the modernisation of the court that was made earlier this month...
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Protecting your business from GDPR data breaches by employees
Our Employment team discuss a recent case where Morrisons Supermarkets were held liable for a breach of data by an employee. Joanne discu...
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Running the risk of unauthorised occupation
Cathryn Pernstich, senior associate solicitor in our commercial property team takes a look at the implications that can arise through a t...
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Overage agreements and endeavours clauses…what could possibly go wr...
Our Dispute Resolution team discusses the recent cause of Gaia Ventures Limited v Abbeygate Helical (Leisure Plaza) Limited [2018]. This...
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Mind your business – legal capacity and succession planning
It is important for owners of companies, especially sole owner/directors, to plan for succession in management and ownership of the busin...
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Fair play – whether you like it or not
To what extent is there, in English Law, a duty of good faith, or a general obligation to act fairly? Contracts, particularly constructio...
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Has the High Street had its day?
Over the last few weeks we have seen Toys R Us and Maplin go into administration with Toys R Us closing stores and selling off its stock....
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All change in employment law?
The working world is evolving. As businesses and individuals search for arrangements that suit modern life, the law must continually deve...
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Chasing commercial debts? Don’t lose interest
Late payment of debts is a problem for many businesses, causing cash flow and resourcing problems which, in a worst case scenario, can so...
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Assigning your lease – what you need to know
There are many reasons why a tenant may wish to terminate its commercial lease early. For example, the tenant may have outgrown its exist...
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A Brief History Of Employment Tribunals
Employment tribunals (industrial tribunals as they were then called) were first set up in 1964. They initially dealt only with a tiny ran...
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Is there such a thing as a ‘quickie divorce’?
Following the recent announcement that Ant McPartlin (half of TV presenting duo Ant & Dec) and his wife of 11 years are to divorce, t...
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Upcoming legal developments in 2018
Please find below the latest corporate insights from our business law experts, which looks at the legal developments of 2018 so that you ...
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The 2018 Energy Performance Certificate Regulations and how to ensu...
With effect from 1 April 2018, it will be illegal to let or lease a residential or commercial property with an Energy Performance Certifi...
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Assessing the situation
Cathryn Pernstich looks at statutory obligations in relation to commercial properties and what compliance/non-compliance with those oblig...