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Use of ATE Insurance Policy as Security For Costs
In the very recent case of Lewis Thermal Ltd v Cleveland Cable Company Ltd [2018] EWHC 2654 (TCC), the Technology and Construction Court…
Posted on 1 November, 2018 by Ortolan
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A No-Deal Brexit - Could your contracts withstand it?
Last week’s announcement that the Government is planning to accelerate the introduction of legislation addressing a no-deal outcome for Brexit has caused many businesses to…
Posted on 1 November, 2018 by Ortolan
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What to do if a creditor serves your company with a statutory demand
A statutory demand is a legal process by which a creditor, who is owed £750 or more, can send a written demand to a company[1] for payment of the outstanding debt within 21…
Posted on 10 October, 2018 by Ortolan
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The importance of signed (employment) contracts
The case of Tenon v Cawley (Tenon FM Ltd v Cawley & Ors [2018] EWHC 1972 (QB)) highlights several important lessons for claimants (and employers) not least that the claimant…
Posted on 3 October, 2018 by Ortolan
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Leasehold houses misselling scandal revealed in new report
In July 2017 the Government vowed to put an end to poor leasehold practices by promising to ban the sale of new-build leasehold houses. While this has yet to be enshrined in UK…
Posted on 3 October, 2018 by Ortolan
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New: Parental Leave and Pay Bill achieves Royal Assent
Expected to come into force in 2020, bereaved parents will be entitled to a new workplace right to paid leave, following the Parental Leave and Pay Bill receiving Royal Assent…
Posted on 3 October, 2018 by Administrator
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Removing Employment Benefits Following a TUPE Transfer
Can it be lawful to remove an employee benefit immediately following a TUPE transfer? The Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) has made it clear in the decision of Taberrer v…
Posted on 3 October, 2018 by Ortolan
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Judgment on Litigation Privilege overturned | The Director of the SFO v Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation Limited [2018]
On Wednesday 5 September the Court of Appeal overturned the highly controversial decision of the High Court in The Director of the SFO v Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation…
Posted on 7 September, 2018 by Ortolan
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GDPR three months on
Three months after ‘GDPR day’, the Data Protection Act 2018 is now fully in force and companies are doing their best to comply and to show that they are complying, whilst…
Posted on 6 September, 2018 by Ortolan
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Can a dismissal be fair and at the same time amount to disability discrimination?
In an important landmark case in the development of disability discrimination, the Court of Appeal upheld a claim brought by a disabled teacher against City of York…
Posted on 6 September, 2018 by Ortolan
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ACAS code is more than just guidance | Mr C Decker v Extra Personnel Logistics Ltd
A recruiter who brought a claim for unfair constructive dismissal after resigning when asked to accept a pay cut has won £17,000 at an employment tribunal. The award was…
Posted on 6 September, 2018 by Ortolan
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The Validity of a Variation Agreement
In the recent case of Simantob v Shavleyan (t/a Yacob's Gallery) [2018] EWHC 2005 (QB) (3 August 2018) (Kerr J) the parties were art dealers and had settled claims relating to…
Posted on 6 September, 2018 by Ortolan
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What went wrong with Wonga?
Wonga – perhaps the most well known of the payday lenders - has announced it has gone into administration. It followed weeks of speculation that the company was itself,…
Posted on 6 September, 2018 by Ortolan
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Compensating Business Tenants
There are a number of situations in which a business tenant can obtain compensation from its landlord when it vacates its property at the end of a tenancy. Compensation…
Posted on 4 July, 2018 by Ortolan
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Serving an ace against bankruptcy law?
As Wimbledon begins at the time of writing this article, three time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker has recently made the move from tennis pundit to international diplomat,…
Posted on 4 July, 2018 by Ortolan