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  • 09 April 2013
  • Commercial Real Estate

Disposing of Charity Property

The Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993 provide important rights for commercial agents who sell or negotiate the sale or purchase of goods on behalf of others, including the right to receive compensation or an indemnity on termination of the agency relationship.

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  • 05 April 2013
  • Employment

Facebook dismissals: gross misconduct or stress relief and letting off steam after a bad day?

Just 2 months after they were introduced by the Government in an attempt to combat sickness absence, it appears that the fit new note is open to misuse. 
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  • 11 March 2013
  • Commercial Real Estate

Break clauses – case law update

Compliance with conditions in break clauses continues to be a difficult area which provides much work for litigators.

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  • 08 February 2013
  • Litigation and dispute resolution

Case demonstrates Court`s reluctance to interfere in commercial contracts

Although it is a general principle under English law that parties should be free to negotiate their own contract terms, the Court may decide that a clause is “unenforceable” in certain circumstances, even where both parties have signed up to it.
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  • 18 January 2013
  • Commercial Real Estate

Introduction to the Green Deal and how it works for commercial property

The Green Deal was introduced under powers in the Energy Act 2011 and is a funding mechanism for energy efficiency improvements to property. 
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  • 12 November 2012
  • Construction

Termination Fallout – The Obligation to Provide Documents After Termination

Projects usually, once over a certain value, particular complexity or, where there are 3rd party interests, require the provision of collateral warranties.
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  • 09 November 2012
  • Employment

Use of devices at work: ACAS recognises need for guidance on “bring your own” policy

ACAS has recently published limited guidance in relation to bringing your own device to work policies, or ‘BYOD’ for short. 
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  • 09 July 2012
  • Litigation and dispute resolution

Court Holds that Website Term is not Binding on Consumer

The case arose after losses of almost £50,000 were accumulated on the Defendant’s spread betting account in May 2011. 
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  • 05 July 2012
  • Employment

Reduced amount of work, same number of employees is still a redundancy, Court says

It has been settled law that for there to be a potentially far redundancy dismissal, there has to be a reduced need for employees of “a particular kind”. That covers a situation where, for example, there is a reduced need for plumbers but an increased need for heating engineers, such that overall there is the same total need for employees in the business.
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  • 29 June 2012
  • Employment

Reform of the Criminal Records Bureau as it merges with the Independent Safeguarding Authority

Changes are soon to be made to the present system of criminal records checks, including the merger of the Criminal Records Bureau and the Independent Safeguarding Authority to form the 'Disclosure and Barring Service'.
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  • 21 February 2012
  • Employment

Refusing voluntary redundancy applications from older employees is justifiable

Redundancy should be an employer's last option when restructuring their business.

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  • 04 October 2011
  • Employment

Can an appellant amend a Notice of Appeal in a rule 3(10) hearing?

In order to appeal a Tribunal decision to the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) an appellant must serve a Notice of Appeal.
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