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Published: 26.02.10 :
Smart Litigation: Considering Value
“How much is this going to cost me?” It’s an important question and one which we lawyers hear regularly, as you would expect. Or would you?
Buying legal services is not ... Read more »
Published: 22.02.10 :
Suing An Expert? The Tide May Be Changing…
Experts play a fundamental role in litigation. Their opinion on the merits of a claim often influences whether or not it is pursued or defended and courts rely heavily on their knowledge and expertis... Read more »
Published: 19.02.10 :
Smart Litigation - Doing Something A Bit Different
With the economic climate remaining frosty (we’re still looking out for those ‘Green Shoots’ of Spring), one of the key questions for all businesses, big or small, is how to weather... Read more »
Published: 12.02.10 :
Smart Litigation – A Chill Wind
“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.”
Albert Einstein
How many times do lawyers fall into the trap, when explaining a legal point... Read more »
Published: 05.02.10 :
Smart Litigation - The End Of The Week...
January now seems a rather distant blur and my guess is that quite a few of those New Year’s resolutions are looking decidedly shaky…
Our only one: to keep things simple, is becomin... Read more »
Published: 29.01.10 :
Smart Litigation - The Dawn Of A New Era
The dawn of a new era – oh please! (Not quite but something different …)
You have a hundred and one things on your mind:
The end of the financial year
Staff costs
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Published: 21.01.10 :
2010: The End Of The Road For Litigation (Or Is It?)
This year will undoubtedly bring uncertainty with a general election and the World Cup (139 days and counting; my prediction is that England will go out in the semi-finals - even if Beckham plays). ... Read more »
Published: 21.01.10 :
Briefing Note - Can You Rely On Your Terms And Conditions?
In the case of Capes (Hatherden) Ltd v. Western Arable Services Ltd, the High Court decided that a course of dealings between the parties was not enough to incorporate the buyer’s standard term...
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Published: 17.12.09 :
Right To A Refund? - Consumer Rights In The Run Up To Christmas
With Christmas in the retail sector well and truly upon us, it is important for businesses to give thought to their returns policy and the implications of consumer law. This will avoid the wrong messa... Read more »
Published: 15.10.09 :
How To Manage the Risks On Outsourcing
It is inevitable, in turbulent economic times, that businesses will look to gain a competitive advantage by outsourcing some facet of their business (distribution, cleaning and temporary employment s... Read more »
Published: 09.10.09 :
New UK Supreme Court
The start of October has seen a number of important changes in the legal landscape of this country, but perhaps the most significant change is the creation of the new UK Supreme Court which, on Octob... Read more »
Published: 22.09.09 :
Risk Management Update - September 2009
In this edition we discuss failure to pay a due invoice and the interest that can be charged, injunctions, advice for landlords when a tenant becomes insolvent and also whether landlords ar...
Risk Management Update - September 2009
Published: 14.05.09 :
What Protection A Veil?
Company law adopts the term veil as a means of protecting directors against personal liability for the actions of a company. However, directors may lose this protection if they are not whiter than wh... Read more »
Published: 27.04.09 :
Risk management Update April 2009
In this edition we discuss obtaining justice for tenderers where public authorities have failed to comply with statutory requirements, an explanation of liquidation and what it means to you, how to g...
Risk Management Update April 2009
Published: 30.03.09 :
Upsurge In Litigation?
Recessions bring disputes, whether they are between supplier and customer, employer and employee or between a business and its bank. Unlike the last recession, dispute resolution lawyers this time ar... Read more »
Published: 24.03.09 :
Economic Duress: Feeling The Pressure?
The law is often opposed to interfering in a commercial bargain struck by two consenting parties – even if the terms are stacked heavily against one party and they suffer badly as a result. Thi... Read more »
Published: 30.11.07 :
Financial and Commercial Disputes Team
Litigating disputes through the courts is a useful and necessary tactic in the armoury of any business. Experience has shown, however, that in addition to issuing and defending proceedings in court, ...
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Published: 30.11.07 :
Dispute Resolution
Litigating disputes through the courts is a useful and necessary tactic in the armoury of any business. Experience has shown, however, that in addition to issuing and defending proceedings in court, ...
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Published: 25.01.07 :
Beach Scavengers - Salvage or Theft?
Perhaps it was the film ‘Whisky Galore’ which turned the idea of appropriating goods washed ashore from a wreck into a romantic notion. Prior to that wreckers were seen on a par with high... Read more »
Published: 18.09.06 :
Recent developments in horse owners’ liabilities
The contentious issue of strict liability for horses is firmly back on the agenda.
In 2003, I represented one of the parties before the House of Lords in the case of Mirvahedy v Henley. Hossein Mi... Read more »
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