Commercial Client

• Commercial Landlords Hit Hard in Gym Clubs’ COVID-19 Restructuring

  • Posted22 September 2023

  The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted the restructuring of numerous businesses and that can mean commercial landlords having to take severe financial haircuts. That was certainly so in the case of...

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• Does Aesthetic Treatment of Physical Appearance Amount to ‘Medical Care’?

  • Posted18 September 2023

  Aesthetic treatments can transform clients’ psychological wellbeing, boosting their self-esteem and confidence in their appearance – but do they amount to ‘medical care’ for VAT purposes? The First-tier Tribunal (FTT)...

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• Did European Works Councils Survive Brexit? ‘Yes’ Rules the Court of Appeal

  • Posted14 September 2023

  Under European law, substantial undertakings operating within the EU are required to set up European Works Councils (EWCs) to facilitate employee consultation – but did EWCs previously established by UK...

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• Renewal of Commercial Leases – It Can All Come Down to Judicial Discretion

  • Posted12 September 2023

  A commercial landlord may, for any number of reasons, be keen to see the back of a tenant. However, as one case showed, the question of whether a business tenancy...

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• Share Sales – Skeletons in the Corporate Cupboard Must Be Disclosed

  • Posted8 September 2023

  Skeletons in the corporate cupboard may dramatically reduce the value of shares but their existence must generally be fully disclosed prior to a sale. The vendor of a care home...

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• Phone Call to Disabled Postman on Sick Leave Ruled an ‘Act of Harassment’

  • Posted6 September 2023

  Treating an employee on sick leave with distrust rather than sympathy is to positively invite Employment Tribunal (ET) proceedings. That was certainly so in the case of a disabled postman...

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