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Those involved in public tenders will be familiar with the requirement that a mandatory ten day “standstill period” must follow all contract awards.
Third party rights are increasingly being considered in place of collateral warranties. However, the use of third party rights by Employers may reduce following the decision in Hurley Palmer Flatt Limited v Barclays Bank plc .
It is common, particularly following termination of an agency agreement, for agents & principals to become involved in disputes over the commission.
The law governing breach of contract claims in the civil courts states that a breach of contract claim must be bought within six years from the date of the breach.
Agency arrangements often arise informally, and we are sometimes consulted by agents and principals who are not sure whether they fall within the Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993 (the Regulations) or not.
In a recent case, the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) has provided some guidance on the legal doctrine known as “estoppel by convention”.
The Court of Appeal (CA) has very recently decided that an application for a new business tenancy made by one of two business partners was not a valid application where the existing lease was held by both partners.
An agent loses his entitlement to compensation or indemnity, though, if the reason for termination is that he is in breach of the agreement.
Clarkslegal has been successfully appointed to the inaugural legal panel of the University of South Wales, the sixth largest university in the UK.
