Tenants who violate the terms of their leases can be forced to move out and hit hard in the pocket. In one case, commercial tenants who sublet part of their premises to a Chinese restaurant without their landlord’s permission had…
Companies in the throes of cash flow difficulties should seek professional advice and not give in to the temptation of delaying payment of their tax bills. In one cautionary tale, a newspaper publisher was hit with a tough £70,000 penalty…
It is a widespread (and incorrect) belief among the owners of smaller businesses that competition law is something which applies only to very large firms. Although most competition law investigations and legal actions are brought against larger companies with the…
Too many people, buying or selling a 'knock-off copy' of a branded item may seem a relatively minor matter but, given that brand owners invest billions of pounds annually in promoting their brands, it is unsurprising that the law which…
Business partners who failed to define their working relationship in writing – instead reaching agreements orally over bottles of red wine in a pub – paid the price when a dispute over money erupted and made its way to the…
In a case which underlined the priority being given by planners to renewable energy sources, proposals for a solar energy park – comprising almost 54,000 photovoltaic panels on agricultural moorland – have been approved by the High Court despite objections…
Fraud in the workplace can be very hard to detect – particularly where trusted senior managers are involved. In one case, the chief financial officer of a leading media company treated it as his personal piggy-bank, helping himself to about…
Self-employed workers can set business expenses against their Income Tax bills – but the rules on what is and is not deductible are tight and did not assist an actor who ran up a £32,000 rent bill on a London…
An intellectual property decision which surprised some when it was made in 2014 has been reversed by the Court of Appeal. It involved the importer and distributor of a branded pharmaceutical product which had an exclusive licence to use the…
In a guideline decision which will come as a comfort to workplace whistleblowers, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that the recurring issue of whether a disclosure is ‘in the public interest’ – and thus protected by law –…
