Reduced time limit for Judicial Review – start date
Regulations have recently been made reducing the time limit to apply for judicial review of planning decisions (from three months to six weeks) to take effect on 1 July 2013.
18 June 2013
Company secretaries of private companies – what are the core responsibilities?
We outline the main functions and responsibilities of the role of company secretary.
06 March 2018
Proprietary Estoppel: how can you guard against claims?
Proprietary estoppel cases are on the rise. This article outlines the basic principle of proprietary estoppel and some practical considerations to guard against such claims.
26 July 2018
Company sales – is forfeiture of earn out an unenforceable penalty?
The Court of Appeal has cast some doubt on whether forfeiture clauses and forced 'call options' are enforceable in Makdessi v Cavendish Square.
29 November 2013
Prompted and unprompted disclosure – an FTT decision
The case of United European Gastroenterology Federation, illustrates how difficult it can be to claim that a disclosure is unprompted when HMRC has already booked a verification visit.
12 June 2013
Recovering overpayment of pension
Trustees who have overpaid pension should give early consideration to legal steps to protect their right to recover the excess.
16 November 2016
Company directors beware: CMA secures its second director disqualification
The Competition and Markets Authority has disqualified two company directors involved in an estate agent price-fixing cartel. We explain why businesses of all sizes need to understand competition law.
25 April 2018
Product liability claims: Faisal v Younis shows the scope of product liability law
The High Court has held that a retail store owner was jointly liable with the product manufacturer for an accident that occurred at his store.
08 August 2018
Recovering arrears from tenants will be harder as CRAR replaces distress
The ancient remedy of distress, which enables a landlord to enter leased premises without notice, seize a tenant’s goods and sell them to recover arrears of rent, will be replaced on 6 April 2014.
04 April 2014
Recording disclosure (and getting it right first time)
Disclosure of documents in disputes and regulatory investigations is hugely time consuming and capable of giving rise to inefficiencies and costly errors. But getting it wrong can really hurt.
15 September 2014
RPI / CPI: Appeal Court says no switching in Barnardo's pension scheme
The scheme rules require increases by "RPI... or any replacement adopted by the Trustees". The Court of Appeal has confirmed this definition does not allow the trustees to switch indices.
08 November 2016
Contract for Difference: important potential changes
BEIS has published some important proposed changes to the Contract for Difference which it hopes to implement in time for the next allocation round scheduled to go ahead in early 2019.
08 February 2018