Commercial

Articles

25 Jun 2012

Workshop: Appointing a distributor or agent to expand your business

Jonathan Silverman weighs up the pros and cons of both options 'for businesses looking to increase their sales networks

21 Jun 2012

Court allows prosecution of repro Bauhaus furniture distributor

Differences in national copyright laws not an artificial partitioning of markets

18 Jun 2012

When successive contracts amount to continuous employment

The decision to allow a lapdancer employed through a succession of contracts to bring an unfair dismissal claim has widened the definition of employee, but may not readily transfer 'to more mainstream occupations, says Anna Macey

18 Jun 2012

Company update

Debbie King considers the drafting of side letters, charitable incorporated organisations, the increasing number of women on boards and the government's loan scheme for young entrepreneurs

18 Jun 2012

Minor changes to a document can affect its integrity

Seemingly inconsequential changes to a contract or process can ?have far-reaching effects, says Jonathan Smithers as he muses ?about recent trends in the conveyancing sector

11 Jun 2012

Police pay libel damages over murder statement

High Court decides suicide more likely after body found in lake

7 Jun 2012

Employer's reference protected by qualified privilege

Hospital lab assistant could not sue former manager for libel

1 Jun 2012

Restricting the role of privilege against self-incrimination

A phone hacking case has widened the definition of intellectual property and limited the opportunity for defendants to rely on 
PSI, say Emily Swithenbank and Laura Nation as they 
examine who will be affected by the decision