Commercial Client

• Terms of Engagement Determine Liability for Advice, Rules Court

  • Posted12 February 2015

  When a firm of accountants approached a client regarding investing in a management buyout (MBO) that needed finance, the end result was that the client lent the company set up...

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• Broad Brush Needed in Family IP Dispute

  • Posted11 February 2015

  Disagreements between family members are often bitter, and this can lead to time, effort and expense being incurred which is disproportionate to the importance of the dispute when it concerns...

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• Employer Not Responsible for Abuse of Union Activist

  • Posted9 February 2015

  A mental health nurse who was subjected to disgraceful abuse by colleagues in the midst of a bitter falling out between rival trade unions has failed to convince the Employment...

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• Judge Blocks Out-of-Town Superstore Plans

  • Posted6 February 2015

  A council’s decision to grant planning consent for a superstore has been countermanded for a second time by the High Court on the ground that the potentially ‘crippling’ impact on...

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• Collective Redundancy Consultation – Advocate General’s Opinion on the Meaning of ‘Establishment’

  • Posted6 February 2015

  Under Section 188 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, employers have a duty to consult with appropriate representatives of employees concerning forthcoming redundancies if 20 or...

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• Contract Wording Leads to $12.5 Million Payout

  • Posted3 February 2015

  Millions can hang on the precise wording of a contract. Just how important this can be was illustrated in a recent case in which an agreement in respect of a...

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