Business Law Updates

The central issue before the High Court in a recent case was whether a number of letters written by a parent company and sent to the directors of a daughter / subsidiary company were legally

The issue before the High Court here was whether a creditor of a subsidiary company ought to be granted permission to bring proceedings against the parent company, under s. 423 of the Insolvency Act 1986.

In a ruling of significance to all internet advertisers, the Interflora flower delivery network has achieved a qualified victory in a trade mark infringement claim against Marks and Spencer Plc. (M&S) in respect of the

In a ruling which shows that even the enforcement of tax obligations can be tempered by mercy, the First-Tier Tribunal has come to the aid of a businessman whose small recruitment company’s remittances of PAYE

Mesothelioma sufferers who cannot trace their former employers or employers’ insurers will be able to claim compensation once a new Bill has been enacted. The Mesothelioma Bill will create a compensation fund to be financed

HM Revenue and Customs have announced that they now have details of more than 100 UK resident beneficiaries of trusts and company arrangements in offshore tax havens and the more than 200 tax advisors responsible

In Ashcourt Rowan Financial Planning Limited v Hall, the High Court ruled that a restrictive covenant contained in the employment contract of a senior financial adviser was unenforceable. Ashcourt Rowan Financial Planning Limited provides financial

An insurance broker who moved from one employer to another, taking his extensive network of clients with him in breach of a restrictive covenant in his employment contract, has been ordered to pay damages. The

The strength of Britain’s anti-money laundering regime has been underlined after the High Court opened the way for seizure of $7 million from a London bank account on the basis that it was the product

An adjudicator’s award of almost £400,000 to a building maintenance company whose contract with a housing association was prematurely terminated has been overturned by the High Court on the basis that either party was entitled