Commercial

Articles

26 May 2017

Commercial litigation: Asset-stripping and judgment avoidance

The ruling in Marex Financials provides a new useful tool against third parties dissipating a judgment debtor's assets, says Leigh Callaway

23 May 2017

Interpretation of contract: look at the quality of the drafting

In striking a balance between competing interpretations the court must consider the quality of the drafting of a clause. Alec Samuels considers Wood v Capita Insurance Services Ltd

22 May 2017

Religious dress in the workplace: Achbita and Bougnaoui reconsidered

It is hard to reconcile the CJEU's recent decisions on religious dress in the workplace with a genuine commitment to preventing discrimination, writes Paul Stanley QC

22 May 2017

Data protection, client information, and subject access requests

Jonathan Swift QC considers the lines of defence available to firms faced with a subject access request, and whether they should be treated as data controllers at all

15 May 2017

Under threat: fighting off intellectual property litigation bullies

Simon Miles considers the changes to the law on unjustified threats introduced by the Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Act 2017

10 May 2017

Conveyancer liable for losses to buyer who pulled out of purchase

Bird & Bird solicitor failed to carry out investigations that would have revealed planned development

8 May 2017

Unfair prejudice: Supercars, yachts, and other excesses

There are occasions when the courts overcome their reluctance to become involved with commercial decisions of the board, explains Sinead Lester

8 May 2017

Conditional fees in publication proceedings after Times Newspapers v Flood

The Supreme Court's decision in Flood has not provided the clarity hoped for in relation to future recovery of success fees and ATE premiums, says Steven Heffer