he courts will, in general, not regard a small breach of contract as rendering the contract fundamentally breached. Small breaches of contract can normally be rectified by a payment of compensation, the court may take a different view. This was…
This article summarises the key legal issues that you need to consider when dealing with competitors. Read it carefully before speaking to any of your competitors, either formally or informally, as there is always the possibility of infringing competition law.…
Private companies need to decide how to deal with a number of provisions in the Companies Act 2006 that will affect their day-to-day management and administration. This checklist highlights ten of the key points that your company needs to consider:…
The Charities Act 2006 was introduced to make life simpler for trustees, to provide more safeguards for them and to bring the definition of 'charity' up to date. General The Act defines a charity as a ‘body or trust which…
In a recent case, a builder who included a contractual term which reduced his liability in tort (i.e. for a civil wrong) found this was sufficient to defeat a claim brought by a customer. The builder had constructed a house…
Charities will soon be able to take advantage of a new type of corporate vehicle that will lift the current burden of dual regulation Complex avoidance schemes and the use of non-resident income sources have been subject to sustained attack…
Charities will soon be able to take advantage of a new type of corporate vehicle that will lift the current burden of dual regulation At present charities can be set up with a corporate structure (ie as a limited company)…
Anti competitive agreements: small businesses can be caught too A recent competition law case saw a group of Dutch telecoms companies fined heavily by the European Court of Justice for anti-competitive behaviour, following nothing more than a meeting between them…
Minority shareholder wins £400,000 payoff It is rare to see a petition under the Companies Act seeking to prevent the payment of excessive remuneration to a director, but a Scottish Court had to deal with just such a case earlier…
Hidden deep in Mr Darling's PBR last week, where only sad tax advisers would find it, was a government promise to tackle banks and building societies that levy 'unfair' charges. Setting aside for a moment the natural cynicism associated with…