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An independent legal certificate is a document used in a financing transaction where an individual is guaranteeing a loan. When a lender requires an individual to obtain independent legal advice, an independent legal certificate is precedent to advancing the required...
Background In Court Proceedings in England & Wales, if a Defendant considers the Claimant would not be able to pay the Defendants legal costs because the Claimant is impecunious (or a couple of other rare reasons), the Defendant can apply to the Court for...
Was a broadcaster able to terminate a contract and seek compensation because of the covid-19 pandemic?
Business owners are faced with legal issues involving corporate compliance and employment law on a regular basis. Some typical instances when your business might need to enlist the services of a business lawyer include buying, selling or managing a company,...
How and when you franchise your business depends on if it is part of your long-term growth strategy and goals. If your goal is to expand your brand and build an organisation, then by all means, start to put plans in place for franchising. Franchising allows you to...
When two or more business entities come together to form a new business entity, it is called a Joint Venture.
Update 4th February 2022 In light of "dramatic changes" (greater population protection and the reduced severity of Omicron compared with Delta) since the original decision, the government is now of the view that a statutory mandatory vaccination requirement is no...
In Pharmapac (UK) Ltd v HBS Healthcare Ltd [2022] EWHC 23 (Comm), the High Court held that a customer was entitled to terminate a contract for the supply of facemasks when the supplier failed to deliver on time. The court interpreted the time for delivery as of the essence, even though there was no formal contract and an email only referred to ‘weekly’ deliveries.
Selling A Business: It’s all in the preparation At some point, you may want to sell your business - or you may be involved as a professional or advisor to someone selling a business. This article is a short summary of one key aspect of selling your...
A dismissal occurs when you terminate an employee’s contract of employment. Employees who have 2 years’ continuous service with your business have the right not to be unfairly dismissed. However, there are a number of reasons that are classed as automatically unfair -...
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