Appropriation (s237) – a useful tool for developers?
Section 237 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 may solve the problem of third party rights preventing development but it is not a cheap or quick fix and will not always be able to save the day.
03 May 2016
An acquired attraction - the key employment law points
In this article for the Attractions Handbook 2015-2016 ©Cybertrek leisuremedia.com, Crofts identifies the key employment law points buyers need to consider when acquiring an attractions business.
11 August 2015
After ParkingEye: When will private parking fines still be unenforceable?
Enforcement companies, transport and retail operators with parking schemes on private land may be interested in a recent Supreme Court decision that held an £85 parking charge was not a penalty.
27 November 2015
Age, Partnerships and Undue Influence
A partner forced or coerced into putting valuable personal property into a partnership may be able to convince a court to dissolve that partnership to retrieve some or all of the value.
19 September 2013
2016 Budget - Energy efficiency
In the 2016 Budget, the Chancellor has pledged to abolish the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) and replace it with an increase in the Climate Change Levy (CCL).
17 March 2016
A guide to discrimination by association
The Equality Act 2010 introduced discrimination by association. Though claims are unusual, two recent cases have re-ignited the issue. Redshaw and Embleton consider the implications for employers.
14 May 2015
6 years in prison for reckless disregard of nut allergy
It has recently been reported that a curry house owner was convicted of gross negligence and sentenced to six years imprisonment after the death of a customer with a nut allergy kind.
01 June 2016
A guide to D&O policies
In many industries directors and other senior company officers face an increasing risk of civil claims or criminal investigations. One way to protect themselves is Directors & Officers insurance.
23 August 2013
A strong start to 2013
Burges Salmon's corporate team has made a strong start to 2013, completing deals with a value of almost £2.5 billion so far this year.
04 June 2013
A trio of liquidation decisions
Recent weeks have seen a number of decisions concerning liquidations – in this article we explore three of the more interesting ones.
02 July 2015
Administration and TUPE: ETO reason
Administrators can rely on economic, technical or organisational reasons for dismissals before a sale if they enable trading (Court of Appeal in Crystal Palace FC Limited v Kavanagh and others).
02 December 2013
Administrations update: the contributory rule and set-off of competing claims
We discuss the recent Supreme Court decision in Re Lehman Brothers International about the applying the "contributory rule" and the admissibility and set-off of contingent claims in administration.
30 April 2014