New legislation making major employment law changes to existing regulations comes into force from Monday 6 April 2020. Employers and employees can find the updated advice here on Acas’s website. The most significant employment law changes are: The Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay Act…. Continue Reading Employment law changes from 6 April 2020
Commercial Disputes in business are inevitable, but they don’t have to cost the earth or damage your reputation. Here are some tips to avoid commercial disputes from escalating. Nine times out of ten, business relationships are uncomplicated, undemanding and straightforward from start to…. Continue Reading Top Ten Tips To Avoid Commercial Disputes
The effects of Covid-19 have been evident throughout the legal sector, primarily causing the English legal system to be dragged hastily into the 21st century. The once traditional formal hearings, now, have a consistent utterance of ‘can you put your microphone on?’, and ‘your connection dropped,…. Continue Reading Virtual Arbitration: An Overdue Addition or a Ticking Time Bomb?
The government has extended the current eviction ban until the end of March – a decision that has been cautiously welcomed by housing lawyers who remain concerned that tenants can still be made homeless due to Covid-related rent arrears. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government….. Continue Reading Eviction Ban Extended Until End of March
Principle of Finality in Litigation – A judgment made in open court takes effect when it is made and not when it is subsequently sealed. The lapse of time between the making of an order in open court and sealing it may be taken by the unsuccessful party as an opportunity to rehearse legal…. Continue Reading Principle of Finality in Litigation
The Government implemented both temporary and permanent reforms to the UK insolvency regime in light of the COVID-19 (COVID) pandemic and resulting economic crisis. Significant changes were made by the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (CIGA) which aimed to ease the pressure on businesses…. Continue Reading The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020
Before the introduction of the Limited Liability Partnership (“LLP”) as a legal entity in English law 20 years ago, the only form of legal partnership that existed was a partnership under the Partnership Act 1890. A significant difference was that in an old style partnerships each partner had joint (but not several) liability. Continue Reading Partnership Disputes and LLP Disputes
In the matter Spice and Anor –v- Tuli and Anor [2012] which was heard in the Court of Appeal, the Defendant appealed the decision that the Claimant was allowed to bring a claim by way of a consent order based on the same set of facts as a claim which they agreed to dismiss. The case discusses the use of the words…. Continue Reading How to correctly conclude a claim by way of a consent order
