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Jun

2022

£6.4 Million Will Dispute Over Mis-transcribed Word

Written by Pam Deol

Will drafting is an exact science, requiring years of professional training, and a single mis-chosen or out-of-place word can have very serious consequences. Exactly that happened in a High Court case concerning the mistaken use of the word ‘both...

May

2022

Shareholders' Interests 'Preferred' Over Those of Other Creditors

Written by Leanne Schneide...

When a company becomes insolvent, unsecured creditors have little choice but to wait in line to be paid. However, as a High Court ruling underlined, they are all entitled to be treated equally – and that includes shareholders and directors. The case...

May

2022

Lending Money to a Friend Can Carry a Serious Risk

Written by Leanne Schneide...

No matter how much you respect and trust your friends, lending them money can be fraught with risk and should never be done without firstly taking professional advice. A case on point concerned a couple who lent £210,000 to a neighbour to help him...

Apr

2022

COVID-19 Pandemic Has Brought Employment Status Disputes to a Head

Written by Emma-Louise Hewitt

Strains on the labour market caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in a great many latent disputes concerning employment status coming to a head. That was certainly so in the case of a woman who, despite her lynchpin role in an events and...

Apr

2022

Party Wall Disputes – Resolution Mechanism Cannot Be Invoked Unilaterally

Written by Dean Parnell

The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 provides an invaluable and frequently used mechanism by which disputes between owners of adjoining properties can be resolved without the need to go to court – but can that mechanism be invoked unilaterally? In a ground-...

Mar

2022

Feel You Have Been Unfairly Denied a Public Contract? You Need to Act Fast

Written by Roy Colaba

If you feel that you have been unfairly denied a public contract you need to act fast and should seek legal advice straight away. A charity found that out to its cost when it lodged a challenge to the outcome of a tendering process two days too late...

Mar

2022

High Court Aids Ship Designer in 'Blatant' Breach of Confidentiality Case

Written by Julian Milan

Trade secrets are the lifeblood of many businesses and the law will provide powerful assistance in protecting them. That was certainly so in the case of a ship design company whose confidential information was blatantly misused by a prospective...

Mar

2022

Judges Uncover 'Sham' Arrangements to Avoid Non-Domestic Rates

Written by Claire Cooper

Sham arrangements of varying levels of sophistication are all too often used in an attempt to avoid liability to non-domestic rates. As a High Court case showed, however, judges are adept at looking beyond appearances. Two commercial properties were...

Mar

2022

COVID-19 – Premier League Triumphs in $200 Million TV Rights Dispute

Written by Dean Parnell

The COVID-19 pandemic caused grave disruption to the 2019/2020 Premier League season – but it did not fundamentally change the format of the competition. That was the conclusion the High Court reached in the context of a $200 million contract...

Feb

2022

English Judge Cedes Jurisdiction to Thailand in £4.4 Million Loans Dispute

Written by Dean Parnell

It is a mark of the international business community's confidence in the English legal system that a great many cases that have little apparent connection to this country are nevertheless heard here. However, as a High Court ruling showed, there are...

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£6.4 Million Will Dispute Over Mis-transcribed Word

Shareholders' Interests 'Preferred' Over Those of Other Creditors

Lending Money to a Friend Can Carry a Serious Risk

COVID-19 Pandemic Has Brought Employment Status Disputes to a Head

Party Wall Disputes – Resolution Mechanism Cannot Be Invoked Unilaterally

Feel You Have Been Unfairly Denied a Public Contract? You Need to Act Fast

High Court Aids Ship Designer in 'Blatant' Breach of Confidentiality Case

Judges Uncover 'Sham' Arrangements to Avoid Non-Domestic Rates

COVID-19 – Premier League Triumphs in $200 Million TV Rights Dispute

English Judge Cedes Jurisdiction to Thailand in £4.4 Million Loans Dispute

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