Business Law Updates

Aug

2019

Sydney Mitchell shortlisted in Law Society Excellence Awards 2019

Written by Karen Moores

West Midlands law firm, Sydney Mitchell has been short-listed in the medium size law firm of the year category at the Law Society Excellence Awards for the second year running. The medium law firm of the year category, which is open to all law firms...

Mar

2021

Defamed on Social Media? You don't have to put up with it

Written by Emma Birch

Wounding statements that can have a devastating impact on your professional and personal life take moments to type but can spread like wildfire on the internet. As a High Court case concerning two sports journalists showed, however, lawyers can move...

Mar

2021

Plagued by former employees turned competitors?

Written by Roy Colaba

Many business owners lie awake at night worrying that senior employees may leave to set up rival operations, taking clients and confidential information with them. Such conduct is, however, highly likely to be unlawful and, as one case showed,...

Feb

2021

Sensible businesspeople never contract without legal advice

Written by Julian Milan

It is a frequent occurrence that two businesspeople who attend the same meeting emerge with diametrically opposed views as to what, if anything, has been agreed. A High Court case concerning the sale of a luxury overseas property development showed...

Jan

2021

Oral Agreements are a bad idea – Never dispense with legal formality

Written by Roy Colaba

Oral agreements may appear a fast and effective means of doing business but, in the absence of legal formality, it can be very difficult to prove that they were ever even reached. In one case, the owner of a listed cinema which was compulsorily...

Jan

2021

Going into business with a friend? Never dispense with legal advice

Written by Julian Milan

If you're going into business with a friend or family member you trust, you may think there is no need to consult a solicitor so that arrangements between you can be formalised in writing. A High Court ruling, however, showed exactly why that is...

Jan

2021

The Trade in Services under the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA)

Written by Baljit Chohan

The service sector accounts for around 80 percent of the UK economy and makes up more than 40 percent of the UK’s exports to the EU. It is unfortunate then that although the TCA makes some loud commitments to liberalising services the devil in the...

Jan

2021

The Trade in Goods under the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA)

Written by Baljit Chohan

One of the key areas for businesses in the debate on deal or no deal was what, if any, barriers (friction if you will) would be imposed on trading in goods with Member States following Brexit. The TCA secured a deal and it addressed many of the...

Dec

2020

Low-Paid Workers' Union Triumphs in COVID-19 Health and Safety Test Case

Written by Dean Parnell

Many low-paid workers who have an essential role in keeping the nation moving are at particularly high risk from the COVID-19 pandemic. In a ground-breaking decision, the High Court came to their aid in ruling that the Government is obliged under...

Nov

2020

Court enforces exclusive English Jurisdiction Clause in insurance dispute

Written by Emma Birch

The high reputation of the Commercial Court in London for efficiency and impartiality is such that English jurisdiction clauses are a ubiquitous feature of contracts signed around the world. They can be of crucial significance if disputes arise and...

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Business Law Updates

Sydney Mitchell shortlisted in Law Society Excellence Awards 2019

Defamed on Social Media? You don't have to put up with it

Plagued by former employees turned competitors?

Sensible businesspeople never contract without legal advice

Oral Agreements are a bad idea – Never dispense with legal formality

Going into business with a friend? Never dispense with legal advice

The Trade in Services under the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA)

The Trade in Goods under the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA)

Low-Paid Workers' Union Triumphs in COVID-19 Health and Safety Test Case

Court enforces exclusive English Jurisdiction Clause in insurance dispute

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