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• Is Data Centre 'White Space' Subject to Business Rates? Question Answered

  • Posted21 January 2022

  In order to be subject to non-domestic rates, a commercial space must be capable of beneficial occupation for the purpose for which it is intended. In a guideline case, a...

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• Contract Adjudications – One Dispute or More? High Court Gives Guidance

  • Posted18 January 2022

  It is established law that contract adjudicators do not have authority to consider more than one dispute at a time. However, as a High Court ruling made plain, there is...

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• Employer's Hardline Anti-Corruption Policy Passes Legal Test

  • Posted13 January 2022

  Many businesses, particularly those that deal with governmental authorities, sensibly have anti-corruption policies in place. One such policy came under close analysis in an employment case concerning a golfing trip...

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• Is Your Lease Under Threat of Forfeiture? Don't Delay Consulting a Solicitor

  • Posted10 January 2022

  Tenants who fail to pay their rent on time place themselves in real danger of having their leases forfeited. As a Court of Appeal ruling showed, that risk exists no...

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• Employee or Self-Employed Partner? Guideline Tax Tribunal Ruling

  • Posted7 January 2022

  When discerning whether an individual is an employee or a self-employed partner in a professional firm, judges look beyond the label attached to their engagement and focus on the reality...

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• Penal Clause 'Cunningly Concealed' in Telecommunications Contract

  • Posted4 January 2022

  Onerous terms and conditions cunningly hidden amidst the small print of a contract are likely to be viewed as entirely worthless by a judge. The High Court made that point...

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