Commercial relationships almost always involve a powerful element of trust and it is common for confidential information to pass between buyer and seller. However, one important High Court ruling has emphasised that such information must
Business projects sometimes fail so completely that contracts which underlie them are frustrated and cease to have effect. In an important decision concerning the abject failure of a call handling venture, the Court of Appeal
Public awareness of corruption accusations, whether true or false, can be enough to undermine valuable trading positions and that was said to be so in the case of one company that faced a Serious Fraud
Regardless of factual or legal errors, contact adjudicators’ rulings will generally be enforced by the courts, on the basis that reaching the right result is secondary to rapid dispute resolution. The High Court made that
Even in the case of very large construction projects, standard contracts are often employed and the greatest care is needed before making any bespoke amendments to them. That point was strikingly made by the Court
Putting a price on companies can be a tricky business and there is more than one formula for assessing their worth. In one case, a firm of professional valuers who used the wrong method were
Heavy investment in Internet-based businesses has resulted in the establishment of powerful trading positions in many fields of endeavour. However, in one important test case, the impact of such developments on competition in the online
It is established law that agents who breach their duties can be deprived of their remuneration. However, following a landmark High Court ruling, that forfeiture principle has been extended to profit shares paid to equity
The sometimes blurred distinction between paid employees and equity partners can store up trouble for the future and that is one reason why it is important to take legal advice so that clarity can be
Litigation is expensive and there is sometimes no option but for those involved to rely on third party funding that is available in the marketplace. In a test case concerning such an arrangement, the High
