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So-called ‘push payment’ frauds – often involving bogus emails providing false bank account details – can be very convincing and represent a scourge on individuals and businesses alike. In a...
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Arbitration clauses are commonplace in commercial contracts and generally provide a relatively swift and cost-effective route to resolving disputes without resort to full-blown litigation. Their correct interpretation can, however, present...
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Lockdowns put into force in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have rendered many commercial contracts unprofitable if not entirely inoperable. In a guideline case, the High Court considered where unforeseen...
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If you are 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...
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Even experienced businesspeople are all too often tempted to dispense with legal formality and do oral deals with those they know and trust. As a High Court case underlined, however,...
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As a guideline High Court decision emphasised, the greatest advantage of including English arbitration clauses in commercial contracts is that they prevent litigation from proliferating around the world and focus...
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