Commercial Client

• Absolute Discretion Has Limits

  • Posted14 February 2018

  Construction disputes are a rich source of argument in the courts, and where the contract affords one party a ‘discretion’ with regard to its rights or obligations under the contract,...

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• E-Signature Consultation

  • Posted12 February 2018

  Under the Law Commissions Act 1965, the Law Commission is required to submit programmes of law reform to the Lord Chancellor. The latest topics put forward for consideration include...

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• Government Responds to the Taylor Review of Employment Practices

  • Posted8 February 2018

  In October 2016, the Prime Minister commissioned Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce and a former policy chief under Tony...

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• Failure to Point Out Business Decline Proves Costly

  • Posted8 February 2018

  When a business is sold, a ‘due diligence’ process is normally entered into to make sure that the representations made by the seller to the buyer, on which the buyer’s...

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• Unfair Dismissal – What Matters is the Decision Maker’s Mindset

  • Posted6 February 2018

  For an employee to succeed in a claim of unfair dismissal, they must be able to show that their employer has acted unreasonably, and unfair conduct on the part of...

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• Charges Must Be Reasonable to be Reasonably Incurred

  • Posted2 February 2018

  The leases relating to tenancies in blocks of flats and similar buildings will normally require the tenants to make a reasonable contribution towards the ‘estate’ costs of the property. The...

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