Commercial Client

• Landlord’s Service Provision Does Not Justify Tax Relief Claim

  • Posted20 June 2014

  Another tax case has shown how difficult it can be for landlords to justify a claim that their income is trading income for the purposes of claiming Business Property Relief...

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• Court of Appeal Confirms Big Picture Focus Means Big Loss

  • Posted17 June 2014

  The dangers of leaving the details of negotiations to those interested in the ‘big picture’ have been clearly illustrated by a Court of Appeal decision which has left North East...

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• New Consumer Protection Regulations – Traders Take Note

  • Posted13 June 2014

  Suppliers of goods to the public should be aware that the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 came into effect on 13 June 2014. The Regulations...

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• Potential Insolvency Brings Stay of Payment

  • Posted12 June 2014

  Normally, when a building dispute arises that leads to an adjudicator making an award in favour of one party, the award is simply paid and that is that. However, sometimes...

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• Ex-Couple’s Trade Mark War Ends in Stalemate

  • Posted11 June 2014

  Mixing business and personal relationships can produce additional complications if a break-up occurs, as evidenced by the stalemate reached by a warring former couple who are at loggerheads over the...

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• Collective Redundancy Consultation – The Scope of the Legislation

  • Posted9 June 2014

  In a long-running case concerning an employer’s obligations to consult with employee representatives when making collective redundancies (United States of America v Nolan), the Court of Appeal sought guidance from...

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