Commercial Client

• Pre-emption Rights Not Perpetual, Rules Court

  • Posted15 April 2013

  When two plots of land changed hands in 1989, the vendor would not have expected that more than 20 years later an argument would arise over its right to convey...

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• Employment Tribunal Fees – Update

  • Posted11 April 2013

  Currently, bringing a claim to the Employment Tribunal (ET) is free of charge. From July 2013, this is set to change, however, with the introduction of fees for single claims...

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• Supply of Goods and Services Act Does Not Cover Professional Negligence

  • Posted9 April 2013

  When chocolate giant Cadbury sought to use the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 (SOGA) to make the firm that designed, built and installed a fire detection and control...

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• Employment Tribunals Have No Jurisdiction in Job Evaluation Disputes

  • Posted5 April 2013

  In dismissing claims for wrongful deductions from pay, brought by local authority employees, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) declined jurisdiction to carry out a comparative evaluation of their jobs on...

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• EHRC Launches Guidance on Preventing Discrimination

  • Posted4 April 2013

  The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has published two sets of guidance for businesses on how to prevent discrimination and avoid costly legal challenges. ‘The Equality Act: Guidance...

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• Funding Failure – Reasonable Endeavours Clause Not in Point

  • Posted3 April 2013

  When demand for flats dried up for a property developer, it became unable to meet the required level of pre-sales on the development to secure continued financing for the project....

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