Commercial Client

• The Law Has Sharp Teeth When Tackling Breaches of Planning Control

  • Posted23 December 2020

  Those who treat planning rules as a mere inconvenience in the belief that they can breach them with impunity are operating under an illusion . The Court of Appeal made...

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• ET Recognises Stoicism as a Protected Philosophical Belief

  • Posted18 December 2020

  Stoicism is a 2,300-year-old system of ethics which guided the steps of such giants of classical history as Seneca and the emperor Marcus Aurelius. Its adherents may nowadays be few...

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• Mormon Church Wrests Control of ‘Confusing’ Domain Name

  • Posted15 December 2020

  If attracting internet traffic is important to you, obtaining professional advice is crucial to maintaining the distinctive character of your website. In an unusual case on point, the Mormon Church...

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• The Business Rates Regime is Complex – Seek Legal Advice For Certainty

  • Posted10 December 2020

  The law relating to business rates is intricate to say the least, and without expert legal advice commercial property occupiers can fall victim to its complexity. The High Court made...

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• Buying a Business? Always Engage a Professional to Carry Out Due Diligence

  • Posted7 December 2020

  Dispensing with professional advice and buying a business on nothing more secure than a handshake is a recipe for disaster. That was certainly so in the case of an entrepreneur...

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• Doctor’s Race Discrimination Claims Prematurely Struck Out

  • Posted4 December 2020

  Discriminatory acts or omissions may be seen as one-off incidents or as a sequence giving rise to a continuing discriminatory state of affairs. As an Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) ruling...

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