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Landlords – Don’t be caught out by invalid notices!
Posted: 8th March 2018
Many landlords are finding themselves caught out by serving invalid Notices on their Tenants when wanting to regain possession of their property. As a result, they are experiencing severe delays in recovering possession of their property. Great care should be taken when drafting and serving a Notice upon the Tenant to ensure that it will […]
Top 10 tips to avoid litigation
Posted: 21st September 2017
Have you ever asked yourself whether or not the dispute could have been avoided? If so, the answer may have been that with the benefit of hindsight you would have done something differently. The following top 10 tips are to help reduce those times and protect your business. 1. Risk Assess your business Rather than […]
Top 10 tips for responding to a dispute
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Posted: 20th September 2017
Do you or your employees know the best way to respond to a dispute, when one arises? Do you know what information you need or the processes you should undertake to respond effectively to avoid litigation? If the answer is ‘no’, then the following top 10 tips for responding to a dispute have been outlined […]
Swiss banks secrecy to end
Posted: 26th June 2017
Private banks in Switzerland are known for being used by the wealthy people of the world in essence to evade tax. However, since the global financial crisis, tens of billions of dollars have been removed from these accounts in a flurry to protect themselves and their sensitive information from exposure. There is real concern that […]
Construction Disputes: Is your Pay Less Notice valid?
Posted: 15th June 2017
Construction Disputes: Is your Pay Less Notice valid? The Technology and Construction Court considered the validity of an Interim Payment Notice and Pay Less Notice in the case of Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust v Logan Construction [2017] [EWHC 17(TCC)]. The service of a Pay Less Notice is well trodden ground but what constitutes […]
ICO fines Gloucester City Council for failing to suitably keep safe vulnerable information
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Gloucester City Council has received a fine from the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) in the sum of £100,000 further to its employees’ personal sensitive information being unlawfully accessed in a cyber-attack. In July 2014, a cyber-attacker exploited weaknesses in the Council’s website so as to gain access to and download 30,000 emails. Details of the […]
ICO Grants Programme
Posted: 7th June 2017
In a bid to encourage research into data protection solutions, the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) is launching a Grants Programme. Although there is not yet confirmation of exactly how many grants will be awarded each year, it is known that there will be numerous grants varying from a minimum of £20,000 to a maximum of […]
The GDPR and why you should update your terms and conditions
Posted: 23rd May 2017
Recapping the implications of GDPR In February, I undertook a review of the implications that the GDPR would have and how you should start preparing now. With a year until their enforcement, I now consider, in further detail, why it is crucial that you review your terms and conditions prior to the GDPR taking effect. […]
Tax Evasion: Advisory firms at risk from new Act
Posted: 19th May 2017
With potentially three months to go before the Criminal Finances Act 2017 comes into force, entities offering advisory services must now tackle the new list of measures put in place to tackle financial crime. Whilst the new powers include the sharing of knowledge and information as well as recovering criminal property, of key relevance is […]
Penalty Clauses – A case study
Posted: 31st March 2017
Penalty clauses have been a source of much litigation over the years. The recent case of ParkingEye Ltd v Beavis [2015] UKSC 67 is a case in point. It has been a significant decision maker for contract lawyers and litigators when they’re advising their clients in this regard. The case The background to the case […]
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