Commercial Client

• LLPs and Whistleblowing – EAT Gives Guidance

  • Posted25 July 2016

  Members of limited liability partnerships (LLPs) are not ’employees’, but they are ‘workers’ and are thus entitled to all the legal protections afforded by the whistleblowing provisions of the Employment...

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• Tax Avoidance Scheme Complies With Law – But Still Fails

  • Posted22 July 2016

  In an important decision, the Court of Appeal has underlined that tax avoidance schemes may be strictly in accordance with legislation – but still be ineffective. The case involved a...

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• Landlords Pay Price for Breach of Right of Quiet Enjoyment

  • Posted19 July 2016

  A recent case illustrates the risks landlords take if they refurbish tenanted buildings without taking sufficient account of the potential impact on their tenants. Almost all commercial leases include...

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• Succession, Retirement and Profitability Key Business Issues

  • Posted14 July 2016

  Whilst remaining profitable is the top concern for family business owners, recent research published by Close Brothers Asset Management shows that four out of the top ten worries of those...

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• Employer’s Refusal to Extend PHI Not Age Discrimination

  • Posted13 July 2016

  In a case which emphasises the importance of clarity of language when providing information on employees’ contractual entitlement to Permanent Health Insurance (PHI) benefits, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has...

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• Glee as IP Court Rules in Favour of Club Owner

  • Posted11 July 2016

  Large international corporations are well known for flexing their financial muscles and attempting to browbeat smaller companies into submission when they are in dispute. Such seemed to be the...

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