Commercial Client

• When Does a Contract Dispute Crystallise? Guideline High Court Ruling

  • Posted11 August 2020

  Contract adjudicators only have jurisdiction to resolve disputes after the points in issue have crystallised. The difficulty of discerning exactly when that point has been reached was underlined by a...

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• Advance Contractual Payments and the Benefits of Bank Guarantees

  • Posted7 August 2020

  Contracts often require payments for services to be made in advance in order to get the ball rolling and provide liquidity, but this gives rise to obvious risks. An instructive...

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• Unfair Advantage Being Taken of Your Trade Mark? Don’t Put Up With It

  • Posted5 August 2020

  If you have spent time and money building up public recognition of your trade mark, you do not have to just stand by and watch others taking unfair advantage of...

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• Worker or Independent Contractor? European Court of Justice Guidance

  • Posted3 August 2020

  The vexed distinction between ‘workers’ and ‘independent contractors’ could hardly be more important for many businesses but remains perennially controversial. An important ruling of the Court of Justice of the...

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• ‘Pay Now, Argue Later’ – High Court Enforces Contract Adjudicator’s Award

  • Posted30 July 2020

  Contract adjudicators’ awards, even if disputed, must generally be satisfied straight away. That principle – often referred to as ‘pay now, argue later’ – was applied by the High Court...

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• Part-Time Football Referees Are Self-Employed, Tax Tribunal Rules

  • Posted27 July 2020

  Part-time referees who officiate at professional football matches on a game-by-game basis are not employees. Confirming their self-employed status in a guideline case, the Upper Tribunal (UT) noted that they...

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