News
Commercial Client
-
Land is often sold subject to restrictive covenants that inhibit the use to which it can be put. As a guideline Court of Appeal ruling showed, however, the distinction between...
Read more -
Corporate reorganisations arising from a change in ownership very often result in a need to reduce staff numbers. However, as one case showed, it is vital to conduct redundancy exercises...
Read more -
Strike action that grounded an airline’s planes did not amount to an ‘extraordinary circumstance’ that justified passengers being denied compensation after their flights were cancelled. In reaching that conclusion, the...
Read more -
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigations can be a daunting and potentially very costly experience for any business. However, as a tax tribunal ruling showed, clear and comprehensive record-keeping is...
Read more -
For a design to qualify for protection as intellectual property, it must both be novel and have individual character. In a guideline case, the High Court found that the design...
Read more -
When marketing commercial premises, they obviously have to be made available for inspection by prospective buyers, tenants or their representatives – but to what extent, if any, do such visitors...
Read more