Commercial Client

• Ship Owners Pay Dearly for Failing to Meet Litigation Deadline

  • Posted10 March 2016

  A case concerning a maritime collision at the entrance to a Black Sea port serves as a warning to all that litigation deadlines are strictly enforced and that failing to...

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• Indirect Contract Limitation Not Valid, Rules Court

  • Posted7 March 2016

  A cunning attempt to invoke a limitation clause in a contract failed recently in court. The case involved a building contract for cladding that was fitted to a leasehold...

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• Acas Early Conciliation – Amendments to ET Claims

  • Posted4 March 2016

  In recent years, the settlement of disputes of various kinds by voluntary dispute resolution has grown considerably in the UK. That is certainly so in employment cases where, since May...

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• Use Not Ownership Determines VAT Status

  • Posted1 March 2016

  It is well known that building work can be standard rated or, if it meets one of the exemptions in the Value Added Tax Act 1994, Section 30, Schedule 8,...

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• Lack of Research Causes Trade Mark Woe

  • Posted25 February 2016

  Recent cases show the importance of being in possession of all the relevant facts and carrying out thorough research before making a trade mark application or taking action to protect...

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• Are Your Anti-Money Laundering Procedures Compliant?

  • Posted24 February 2016

  It might be thought by many that money laundering is an esoteric crime that is practised only by professionals in positions of authority or influence, but this is not so....

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