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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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• Can You Refuse Payment for Defective Goods? Guideline Contract Ruling

  • Posted7 February 2022

  If goods you have received do not come up to specification, are you within your rights to refuse to pay for them? The High Court addressed that critically important question...

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• Tax Evasion May Put Employment Rights in Jeopardy

  • Posted4 February 2022

  Tax evaders rarely understand the potential consequences of their wrongdoing. That was certainly so in the case of two cab drivers who underdeclared their earnings to the tax authorities and,...

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• Disability Discrimination by Association – Guideline EAT Decision

  • Posted1 February 2022

  It may sound surprising, but you need not necessarily be disabled in order to suffer disability discrimination. As one case showed, it is legally possible for a non-disabled employee to...

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• COVID-19 – Retailer Unlawfully Refused Government Financial Support

  • Posted26 January 2022

  If you run a business and feel that you were wrongly denied government financial support during the COVID-19 pandemic, you should contact a solicitor straight away. A small fashion retailer...

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• Is Data Centre ‘White Space’ Subject to Business Rates? Question Answered

  • Posted21 January 2022

  In order to be subject to non-domestic rates, a commercial space must be capable of beneficial occupation for the purpose for which it is intended. In a guideline case, a...

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