Commercial Client

• Do You Know Who Actually Owns the Patents You Depend On?

  • Posted13 October 2017

  A great many companies depend on patents for their profitability, and doubts over ownership of intellectual property (IP) rights can put their very survival in jeopardy. This point was illustrated...

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• Furnished Holiday Lettings Face Tax Attack

  • Posted11 October 2017

  The United Kingdom has very favourable Inheritance Tax (IHT) treatment for the owners of business assets used in a trade and, in general, the value of these will be outside...

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• Breach of Contract – Court Takes Commercial Approach

  • Posted9 October 2017

  Making the right decisions in the immediate aftermath of a breach of contract is of critical importance and, at such knife-edge moments, legal advice is essential. That point could hardly...

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• ‘Pre-Pack’ Administration and TUPE

  • Posted5 October 2017

  Whilst the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) operate to protect the employment rights of employees when there is a relevant transfer of a business or part...

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• Landlord’s Motivation for Work Not in Point, Rules Court

  • Posted3 October 2017

  A recent case decided by the High Court will (if not overturned on appeal) have potential implications for some commercial tenants seeking renewals of their tenancies. It involved a...

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• GDPR – ICO Consults on Written Contracts

  • Posted29 September 2017

  Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which will apply to all EU member states from 25 May 2018, data processors have new responsibilities and liabilities in their own right,...

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