Jul 22
It is not uncommon for individuals to be asked to attend court to give evidence on a matter which does not concern them directly. Perhaps you were a witness to...
Feb 22
If you agreed to enter a commercial contract based on factual or legal statements that now turn out to be untrue, what can you do? It may be possible for...
Feb 22
When a business is faced with a dispute, legal proceedings are quite rightly seen as a last resort. There are many forms of well-known alternative dispute resolution (or ADR) available...
Dec 21
Many commercial contracts include a provision which requires compensation to be paid, by one party to another, in the event that certain terms are not complied with. But are you...
Nov 21
Employees are frequently entrusted with confidential information relating to your business during the course of their employment. When they leave your employment and move to a rival, your confidential information...
Sep 21
This is a question which our Dispute Resolution team are frequently asked by commercial clients. They say: “It may seem a little odd but sometimes a party to a dispute...
Sep 21
When businesses come together with common interests and pooled talent great things can be achieved but like any relationship can it all end in disaster? Unfortunately, joint ventures are frequently...
Aug 21
It is understandable that businesses will frequently have a standardized internal procedure for collecting in debts. Perhaps reminder letters to debtors after 14 days, followed by more serious letters making...
Jul 21
It is no secret that the courts are struggling to clear the backlog of commercial cases which have built up as a result of the coronavirus, or that this backlog...
Mar 21
It would be wrong to assume that as a director you are top of the tree and untouchable. Instead, a director is accountable to the company, shareholders and creditors by...
Mar 21
While the UK may now have a trade deal with the EU, businesses have spent the first part of the year picking through the detail to figure out what it...
May 20
The lockdown has caused havoc for many businesses with little advanced warning. One of the key issues effecting businesses is how their ongoing contracts are effected – importantly whether there...
