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Hannah Worley
27 July 2022
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Force Majeure clauses and the coronavirus pandemic – recent cases
27 July 2022
How have courts approached the issue of force majeure clauses over the pandemic? Back in March 2020 we published an article which considered force majeure clauses in the context of...
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Resolving family disputes: is arbitration underused?
26 July 2022
Arbitration is an underused resource in settling a dispute – but how does it work and is my case suitable? There is a myriad of different options for resolving a family...
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Franchise success: engagement is key
26 July 2022
Franchisors are keen to make up for lost time by getting their franchisees back on track to strong performance in these post-pandemic times. Resilient and successful franchise businesses are important,...
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A New Weddings Law: where can you get married?
26 July 2022
The Law Commission has produced a report titled Celebrating Marriage: A New Weddings Law. What does this mean? One topic of discussion is that it looks at where people can...
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Luke Williams
22 July 2022
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Q&A: Holiday pay for “part-year” and irregular hour workers – what does Harpur Trust v Brazel mean in practice?
22 July 2022
This week, the Supreme Court gave its highly anticipated decision in Harpur Trust v Brazel. It upheld the Court of Appeal's ruling in 2019 that both holiday entitlement and holiday...
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Countdown to Trust Registration deadline
22 July 2022
With the introduction of the Fifth Money Laundering Directive (5MLD), the scope of HMRC's Trust Registration Service (TRS) was broadened to include all express trusts (subject to some exceptions) and...
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First judgment on cladding system dispute
22 July 2022
Over five years on from Grenfell the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) has made its first judgment on a "cladding" dispute. In this case, the cladding system in question was...
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Matthew Bird
21 July 2022
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Binding contracts – to bind or not to bind? That is the question
21 July 2022
There is some helpful guidance on binding contracts from a recent case involving a proposed Heads of Terms agreement.
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Is a collateral warranty a ‘construction contract’?
20 July 2022
We look at whether a collateral warranty is a 'construction contract'
