Commercial Client

• Dishonest Tax Evasion – Directors Cannot Hide Behind the Corporate Veil

  • Posted23 April 2020

  Directors who are complicit in dishonest tax evasion cannot use the corporate veil to escape the consequences of their wrongdoing. The point was powerfully made by a case in which...

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• Cafe Tenants Pay Price for Entering Into Unauthorised Sublease

  • Posted20 April 2020

  Many commercial leases ban tenants from subletting the premises and breaching such embargoes can have severe consequences. In one case, tenants of a local authority-owned café sacrificed their rights by...

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• Communications Company Fined £7 Million for Overcharging Error

  • Posted17 April 2020

  Utility providers are subject to tight regulation in order to ensure free competition and fair dealing with the public, and if they break the rules – even inadvertently – they...

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• Shop Workers’ Rights to Opt Out of Sunday Working – Guideline Ruling

  • Posted14 April 2020

  Ascertaining exactly why an employee has been dismissed can be a complicated process. In a case on point, a supermarket chain defeated a worker’s claim that his wish to opt...

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• Protecting Brand Names – BMW Comes Down Hard on Small Businessman

  • Posted8 April 2020

  Companies that spend millions on establishing their brands in the public mind have the comfort of knowing that the law will protect their investments. In a case on point, vehicle...

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• Council Clamps Down on Overcrowded Flats – Landlords Take Note!

  • Posted6 April 2020

  The burgeoning demand for rented accommodation has encouraged some landlords to create flats which are not large enough to swing a proverbial cat. However, as a decision of the First-tier...

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