Commercial Client

• Employer’s Hardline Anti-Corruption Policy Passes Legal Test

  • Posted13 January 2022

  Many businesses, particularly those that deal with governmental authorities, sensibly have anti-corruption policies in place. One such policy came under close analysis in an employment case concerning a golfing trip...

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• Is Your Lease Under Threat of Forfeiture? Don’t Delay Consulting a Solicitor

  • Posted10 January 2022

  Tenants who fail to pay their rent on time place themselves in real danger of having their leases forfeited. As a Court of Appeal ruling showed, that risk exists no...

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• Employee or Self-Employed Partner? Guideline Tax Tribunal Ruling

  • Posted7 January 2022

  When discerning whether an individual is an employee or a self-employed partner in a professional firm, judges look beyond the label attached to their engagement and focus on the reality...

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• Penal Clause ‘Cunningly Concealed’ in Telecommunications Contract

  • Posted4 January 2022

  Onerous terms and conditions cunningly hidden amidst the small print of a contract are likely to be viewed as entirely worthless by a judge. The High Court made that point...

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• Employment Contracts and the Implication of Terms by Custom and Practice

  • Posted29 December 2021

  Workers wishing to discern the extent of their entitlements need usually do no more than read their employment contracts. As one case showed, the occasions when further rights are to...

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• High Court Steps In to Unwind Former Friends’ Joint Property Venture

  • Posted23 December 2021

  Friends who go into business together sadly often forget that personal relationships do not always stand the test of time. Trust alone does not provide a firm foundation for such...

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