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• Liquidators Act to Recover £7 Million Invested in Abortive Flats Development

  • Posted28 September 2020

  Investing in property development projects is definitely not for the faint-hearted but, if things go wrong, professionals will help you to recoup as much of your money as possible. A...

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• Revolutionary Garden Hose Design Too ‘Obvious’ for Patent Protection

  • Posted25 September 2020

  Patents reward originality, and inventions that are obvious developments on pre-existing designs do not qualify for protection, however successful they may be. In a ground-breaking case on point, patent protection...

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• Elite Cyclist Jess Varnish ‘Neither a Worker Nor an Employee’, Tribunal Rules

  • Posted22 September 2020

  What is an employee? What is a worker? The answer to those perennially tricky questions has been illuminated by a ruling of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) that elite cyclist...

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• High Court Rules on COVID-19 Insurance Test Case

  • Posted17 September 2020

  In a welcome development for thousands of small businesses, the High Court has ruled that losses arising from the COVID-19 pandemic are covered by certain business interruption insurance policies. ...

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• Can Contract Adjudications Be Fairly Held During COVID-19 Lockdown?

  • Posted16 September 2020

  Speedy and cost-effective dispute resolution is the primary aspiration of the contract adjudication regime – but to what extent can that be fairly achieved during the COVID-19 pandemic? The High...

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• Council Awarded Seven-Figure Damages for Flaws in Tram Depot Design

  • Posted10 September 2020

  Disputes concerning major construction projects can simmer on for years after they are completed and one of the great advantages of litigation is that it offers finality. In one case,...

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