Contract arbitrators obviously have to be impartial and the courts are astute even to the appearance of bias. In one case which made that point, an arbitrator presiding over a £3.5 million dispute was removed
In popular myth, the Internet is as lawless as the Wild West – but one important High Court case has strikingly revealed that the law can take very effective steps to block wholesale infringement of
Building contracts usually contain detailed payment schedules and provide means by which the amounts of bills can be queried. However, strict time limits almost always apply to such provisions and one High Court case has
Adjudication of contract disputes is meant to be a swift and relatively cheap means of achieving justice. However, the High Court has expressed concern that too many adjudicators’ decisions are being challenged on meritless grounds
When one company transfers its workforce to another, employees generally have a right to be redeployed on the same pay and conditions as before. However, in a guideline case, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has
Bank guarantees underwrite many major contracts and oil the wheels of international commerce. However, the High Court has criticised as ‘virtually incoherent’ one such guarantee issued by a high street lender in respect of an
A failure to accurately disclose your financial position on divorce may seem clever to some but can come back to haunt you years after the event. Exactly that happened when a wife failed to reveal
In a cautionary tale for employers, a High Court case has strikingly underlined how office affairs and family relationships are capable of creating conflicts of interest which can compromise the integrity of even the most
In a resounding decision, the Court of Appeal has ruled that a judge was wrong to pierce the corporate veil in an attempt to retrieve the criminal profits of haulage company bosses who risked lives
On 23 March the current ‘Community Trade Mark’ will be renamed the ‘EU Trade Mark’ (EUTM) and the system for registration and policing of EUTMs will be dealt with by the newly-named EU Intellectual Property
