Commercial

Articles

1 Jun 2012

View from the bench | Debt and divorce

DJ Nigel Law examines the extent to which judges will take 'debts into account when dividing assests

1 Jun 2012

Changes to bailiff enforcement: assessing the impact

The new legislation may improve the image of ?enforcement, but will it achieve the correct balance ?between the rights of creditors and those ?of debtors? Tom Bailey and ?Denise Cushine ?investigate

28 May 2012

Revisiting the approach to contractual interpretation

The courts have reinstated a welcome common sense 'approach to the interpretation of commercial contracts, 'say Conrad Walker and Helen Rowlands

28 May 2012

Workshop: commercial: Registering trademarks

Robert MacGinn and Jonathan Silverman explain the steps to take 'when considering a brand or company name for a client

22 May 2012

Coalition splits over Beecroft report

A gulf has opened up between the Lib Dems and Conservatives over the extent to which employment laws protecting workers should be scrapped.

16 May 2012

Forget me, not: the extent of the right to be forgotten

The introduction of the right to be forgiven could be a major step towards reinforcing the privacy rights of former offenders, but how effective will the new right be if there is no consensus over its scope? asks Richard Easton

11 May 2012

When a parent company may be liable in negligence for the acts of its subsidiary

The ruling in Chandler has established that a parent company may be liable for breaches of health and 'safety laws by a subsidiary without the need to consider lifting the corporate veil. 'Alan McKenna reviews 'the court's reasoning 'while Robert Weir QC 'and Vijay Ganapathy assess the circumstances 'and extent to which liability may attach as a result

30 Apr 2012

Take an active role when acting for family businesses

Bitter family disputes can be avoided if practitioners take the time to understand their client's business model and future plans, says Jonathan Silverman