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The Effects of the Carillion Insolvency
Carillion PLC, a UK based construction and services company (along with 5 subsidiaries) went into liquidation on 15 January 2018. It provided services for 450 Government…
Posted on 6 February, 2018 by Ortolan
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Tax Warranty & Indemnity Claim Rejected For Failure To Follow Notice Procedure
A recent decision of the Court of Appeal has highlighted the importance of following the correct procedure for notifying tax warranty and tax covenant claims under a sale and…
Posted on 6 February, 2018 by Ortolan
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Preserving Financial Health
The collapse of Carillion will undoubtedly affect not only its own employees and shareholders but a number of other companies further down the supply chain. The loss of a…
Posted on 6 February, 2018 by Ortolan
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Are we moving toward mandatory mediation in commercial disputes?
A working group of the Civil Justice Council has been considering the future role of mediation in disputes and how parties can be encouraged to engage in it. The working…
Posted on 6 February, 2018 by Ortolan
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Handling Drug and Alcohol Issues in the Workplace
Statistics suggest that 13% of workers in the UK use illegal drugs, 15% of workers have been intoxicated whilst at work and 5% of “sickness” absences are alcohol…
Posted on 11 January, 2018 by Ortolan
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Ryanair in trouble again!
Ryanair is in trouble again but this time not with the public over cancelled flights, but with HMRC, over the use of Irish limited companies to limit the…
Posted on 11 January, 2018 by Ortolan
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Disclosure – a time for review
A key part of any litigation is disclosure - the process during which, under Part 31.6 of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (the rules which govern the conduct of all litigation…
Posted on 11 January, 2018 by Ortolan
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Is a Job Advert Legally Binding?
Many employers stress over writing online job adverts, feeling obliged to cover every small aspect of the employee’s role and responsibilities. The details in a job advert…
Posted on 11 January, 2018 by Ortolan
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Limitation clauses in commercial contracts - Poor drafting results in double-dip
Most commercial contracts contain agreed limits on the parties’ liabilities. These can take many forms, but in long-term contracts it is common to see an annual cap as…
Posted on 11 January, 2018 by Ortolan
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Dispute Resolution – What to expect in 2018
There are, as ever, a number of developments expected in 2018 affecting those who are involved or who become involved in civil litigation over the course of the next year and…
Posted on 11 January, 2018 by Ortolan
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Update on the Monarch Airlines Administration
The Court of Appeal recently made a ruling enabling the administrators of Monarch Airlines to sell the valuable slots which Monarch were allocated in a bid to realise assets…
Posted on 11 January, 2018 by Ortolan
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Boom or bust? So which is it?
On 1st November, the Daily Telegraph published an article with the headline “Half a million firms in significant distress ahead of rate rise decision”. Then 5 days…
Posted on 9 November, 2017 by Ortolan
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Can you imply co-operation from another party after the completion of a deal?
The recent case of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited v Fougera Sweden Holding 2 AB [2017] EWHC 1995 (Ch) suggests that if you are the party which wants co-operation from…
Posted on 8 November, 2017 by Ortolan
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In Employment Law what is a grievance?
What is a grievance? A grievance is any concern, problem or complaint that an employee may wish to raise against his/her employer. This could relate to any aspect of…
Posted on 8 November, 2017 by Ortolan
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Employment Tribunal Fee Recovery
As we reported in previous newsletters, a Claimant no longer needs to pay a fee for lodging an Employment Tribunal claim. The question for many: how do I go about recovering…
Posted on 8 November, 2017 by Ortolan