Blog Category: Insights
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News & Insights
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...
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Rent Review: when is time of the essence?
In the recent case of Proxima GR Properties Ltd –v- Michael Spence, the Court was asked to assess whether the landlord was barred from im...
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A taxing affair
Cathryn Pernstich looks at the three taxes that can apply to and influence the terms of a property transaction. Tax is no-one’s favourite...
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The importance of party wall awards before commencing notifiable works
Those familiar with the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 (“the Act”) will be aware that it is not an uncommon occurrence to find that a building ...
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Interference with a right of way: a warning or a win for developers?
In the recent case of Lea v Ward [2017] the Court was asked to determine the extent of an imprecise right of way and whether development ...
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GDPR: why relying on an employee consenting to your processing thei...
In order to comply with the new GDPR requirements, employers will have to audit the employee personal data they are processing and the le...
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Discretionary trust: Friend or Faux?
A recent case last month clarified some of the principles that the Courts will use to establish whether or not a trust is merely a sham a...
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When is your shareholder not your shareholder…?
We have previously (in September 2016’s Corporate Insight’s blog) explained the regulations requiring disclosure of a company’s persons o...
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Fashion takes a step in the wrong direction…
The construction of side letters and their enforceability has been a hotly contested topic, ever more so since the recent decision in the...
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Better than Black Friday? Good news for first time buyers
Prospective first time buyers, were delighted with the announcement in the recent budget that the Chancellor was introducing a relief fro...
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How to get it right – Seller’s replies to enquiries
Cathryn Pernstich looks at the importance of providing the correct information to a buyer when selling a business or property. Are you in...
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Testing the Limits – How Enforceable are Limitation of Liability Cl...
A limitation of liability clause is a provision in a contract which seeks to limit or exclude the liability of the defaulting party. If y...