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• Landlord Fends Off Leasehold Enfranchisement Risk – Supreme Court Ruling

  • Posted10 January 2020

  Most leases contain covenants that forbid tenants from doing certain things without their landlords’ consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld. The meaning and effect of such provisions came...

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• Failing to Keep Accurate Accounts is Like a Red Rag to the Tax Authorities

  • Posted8 January 2020

  Failing to take professional advice and keep accurate accounts is like holding a red rag up to the HM Revenue and Customs bull. In a case on point, an international...

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• Facing a Business Crisis? Don’t Forget Your Employees’ Rights!

  • Posted7 January 2020

  It is only too easy for businesses dealing with office politics, poor trading or cashflow difficulties to take their eye off the ball when it comes to their employees’ rights....

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• High Court Assists Husband in Drawing a Line Under His Divorce

  • Posted6 January 2020

  Litigation can be long and bitter, but it is the prime objective of the justice system to eventually bring it to a satisfactory end. In a case on point, the...

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• Rival Products’ Purple Packaging Triggers High Court Row

  • Posted2 January 2020

  Consumers do not always read labels, so the packaging of a product, and its colour in particular, can be crucial in establishing brand loyalty. In a guideline case, the High...

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• Computer Guru Wins Big VAT Rebate on Luxury Cars Used for Business

  • Posted30 December 2019

  VAT can be reclaimed on motor vehicles that are used, and made available for use, solely for business purposes – but that can be extremely difficult to prove. In one...

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