Commercial Client

• EU Proposals for Data Protection Reform

  • Posted10 May 2012

  The European Commission has published its framework for modernising data protection legislation across the EU. The General Data Protection Regulation will replace the EC Data Protection Directive, which is...

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• Compromise Agreements and the Equality Act

  • Posted8 May 2012

  A compromise agreement is a legally binding agreement by which an employee undertakes to refrain from instigating Employment Tribunal (ET) proceedings against his or her employer or, if proceedings have...

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• Parent Company Liable in Landmark Asbestos Case

  • Posted8 May 2012

  A worker who developed asbestosis after being exposed to high levels of asbestos between 1959 and 1961 was unable to pursue a personal injury claim against his former employer, which...

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• Services – Should the Landlord Charge VAT?

  • Posted4 May 2012

  In general, rents on property are exempt supplies for VAT purposes. However, a landlord often supplies other services to tenants, such as cleaning and maintenance. These services are usually subject...

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• Failure to Register Renders Property Inaccessible

  • Posted2 May 2012

  When the owner of a property failed to register a right of access, trouble was in store. The claimant owned a property (number 37) which was separated from the...

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• Competition – New Market Investigation

  • Posted1 May 2012

  The aggregates, cement and ready-mixed concrete industries are the latest to come under the spotlight of the Competition Commission. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has identified a number of...

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