Dispute Resolution
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Service of Party Wall Notices and Awards over Easter
As the Easter weekend approaches, we review egg-xactly when party wall notices and awards are deemed to be served under the Party Wall et...
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Residential Service Charge Update
Replacement of window frames: unlawful improvement or reasonable repair? In a residential leasehold relationship, the landlord is usually...
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Sometimes you have to take responsibility for your own bad investme...
One of the difficult questions in claims against professional advisers is the extent to which a client can say that he relied on his prof...
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When is a director at risk of wrongful trading?
If you are a director of a business that is facing insolvency, you need to very carefully consider whether you should continue to trade o...
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Read March’s key insights from our business law experts
Heads of terms – no rush of blood by Louise Fegan If you’re entering into negotiations for a new corporate transaction, it is often...
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What I disclose to my opponent stays confidential….Right?
Last month, I wrote about the risks businesses face in losing legal privilege in documents during litigation, resulting in the obligation...
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Keeping Settlement Terms Confidential
If Court proceedings have started, but haven’t got as far as being determined by a Judge, it’s often the case that both parties will come...
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Read February’s key insights from our business law experts
Gender pay gap reporting – an update by Joanne Kavanagh The Government has published what is likely to be the final version of the ...
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What you tell your lawyer stays confidential, right? Maybe not…
As a general rule, whatever you discuss with your lawyer is covered by the security blanket of “legal advice” or “litigation” privilege –...
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Developments affecting your business in 2017
Our business law specialists give you the inside track on some of the key upcoming legal developments for the year ahead. Please click on...
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Tax avoidance schemes – when things go wrong
Firms have spent years promoting tax avoidance schemes to both corporate and individual taxpayers and have earned large fees whilst doing...
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Read December’s key insights from business law experts
Please see below our corporate insights for December from our business law experts. Striking the balance between contractual certainty an...
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When are Shares Issued for Tax Purposes
In Alberg v HMRC [2016] UKFTT (5 September 2016), the Tribunal found that shares had not been issued to the appellant, so that loss relie...
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Read November’s key insights from our business law experts
Please see below our corporate insights for November from our business law experts. Brexit update: Impact on private M&A By Greg Vinc...
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Read October’s key insights from our business law experts
Small print can have big consequences. October’s corporate insights below focus on recent developments and some reminders on getting the ...
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Basement Extensions | Compensation for Trespassing Underpinning
In our last blog ‘Basement Extensions | Removing Trespassing Underpinning’ we looked at the options available for removing underpi...