26 November 2020
Litigation and dispute resolution

Service charges: challenging a landlord’s certificate

It is very common for a commercial lease to stipulate that the landlord’s certificate stating the total cost of services provided under the lease, and the service charge payable by the tenant towards those services, is conclusive and binding on the tenant in the absence of manifest error or fraud.

26 November 2020
Litigation and dispute resolution

Bank transfer fraud: what is the bank’s responsibility?

‘Push Payment Fraud’ – where a fraudster deceives someone into paying money to an account controlled by that fraudster – is increasingly common.

26 November 2020
Employment

Restrictive covenants – employers watch out

Employers can be liable for inducing a breach of a restrictive covenant, but relying on legal advice can provide a defence as held the Court of Appeal in Allen v Dodd & Co Ltd.

26 November 2020
Employment

Equal Pay – where to next?

The Fawcett Society have marked Equal Pay Day – the day of the year on which women stop earning relative to men – by releasing a report warning the UK is at a crossroads on equal pay.

24 November 2020
Brexit

Importers and exporters– what happens after Brexit?

The end of the transition period under the Withdrawal Agreement is timed at precisely 11pm on 31 December 2020. At that moment in time, a snapshot of all EU law in existence will be imported into UK law. The UK government will simultaneously regain legislative power to enact new law which changes and diverges from EU law.

19 November 2020
Employment

New ruling provides health and safety detriment

Protection from health and safety detriments and the right to PPE should cover ‘workers’ as well as employees, High Court rules.

18 November 2020

New ruling lends helping hand to employers balancing budgets

2020 is likely to be a year of financial constraints for many businesses. Therefore, the recent Court of Appeal decision in Heskett v Secretary of State for Justice could be good news for employers seeking to justify indirect discrimination as a biproduct of a short-term need to reduce expenditure.

18 November 2020
Public Procurement

Urgent procurement in a pandemic

Depending on the value and size of the contract, a typical procurement run in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 can take anything from a few months to more than a year to conclude.

12 November 2020
Employment

Time to update your social media policy?

In light of the new social media guidance the BBC imposed on its own employees, employers should be carefully considering whether or not their own social media policy sufficiently protects their interests.

10 November 2020
Public Procurement

Public Procurement – What happens after Brexit?

It seems a long time ago we were being told during the Brexit referendum that leaving the EU would save us £1.6 billion a year in procurement costs. Since then the UK has left the EU but still remains signed up to the EU procurement rules until 11pm on 31 December 2020. What happens next depends in part on the outcome of the EU/UK trade negotiations but also on the broader question of how the UK wants to run public procurement.

06 November 2020
Corporate and M&A

The practicalities of selling your business

In our latest webinar, corporate partner Stuart Mullins discusses the practicalities of selling your business. The following article provides vital insight for both buyers and sellers seeking to navigate the often complex journey from heads of terms to completion. Below we highlight the key considerations and processes.

06 November 2020
Corporate and M&A

Warranties v Indemnities – considerations and differences

The terms “indemnity” “warranty” and “representation” are used a lot in the context of share sale or business sale agreements, but the terms “warranty” and “indemnity” permeate through all forms of contracts, not just business sale agreements.

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