Commercial Client

• Workplace Relationships Broken Down? Always Avoid a Knee-Jerk Response

  • Posted1 March 2022

  Where irresolvable differences of opinion render an employment relationship entirely unworkable, dismissal may be justified. However, as one case showed, a knee-jerk response is never wise and a failure to...

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• When it Comes to Corporate Takeovers, Judges Have Shareholders’ Backs

  • Posted24 February 2022

  Some corporate takeovers are controversial while others are not, but, either way, judges perform a vital role in ensuring that every shareholder gets a fair deal. A proposed change in...

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• Housing Project Survives Historic Airfield Owner’s High Court Challenge

  • Posted21 February 2022

  Operators of noise-generating businesses sometimes have good reason to fear the consequences of residential development nearby. In one case, however, planning permission for construction of 79 new homes on a...

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• Ticket Touts Cannot Justify the Unjustifiable – Landmark Court of Appeal Ruling

  • Posted18 February 2022

  Illegal ticket touts who contend that their crimes are victimless are seeking to justify the unjustifiable. The Court of Appeal made that point in a landmark case of crucial importance...

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• Redundancy Selection – Subjective Performance Assessment is Not Enough

  • Posted15 February 2022

  Conducting a fair redundancy process requires a careful, almost forensic approach and it is almost never good enough for employers to rely on a subjective assessment of an employee’s past...

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• Renewal of Commercial Leases – Intention is More than Mere Contemplation

  • Posted10 February 2022

  The legal right that many commercial tenants enjoy to have their leases renewed can be overcome if their landlords ‘intend’ to occupy the premises for their own business or residential...

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