Commercial Client

• Crane Base Not a Product, Rules Court

  • Posted8 November 2013

  You might think that a product is like an elephant – hard to define, but you know one when you see one. However, the meanings of words in law are...

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• Anti-Counterfeiting Made Simpler

  • Posted6 November 2013

  The counterfeiting of products has always been a significant issue, especially with regard to high value products sold in areas with high levels of indirect taxation, such as the UK. ...

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• Retirement at 65 Justified – As the Law Was Then

  • Posted5 November 2013

  In the long-running case of Seldon v Clarkson, Wright and Jakes, the Employment Tribunal (ET) has ruled that the inclusion in a law firm’s partnership agreement of a clause that...

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• Clear Intention Overrides Non-Compliance

  • Posted31 October 2013

  When a tenant wished to break its 25-year lease at an appropriate break point, it served a notice on the landlord and probably considered that to be the end of...

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• Sport Sponsorship Not Tax-Deductible, Rules Tribunal

  • Posted28 October 2013

  When a rugby fan sponsored his local rugby club to the tune of more than £1 million over a decade and promoted his business by a variety of means through...

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• ‘Custom and Practice’ Can Add to Employment Contract Terms

  • Posted25 October 2013

  A recent case (Park Cakes Limited v Shumba and Others) serves as a clear reminder that not every contractual term need be in writing and, where the individual facts support...

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