Public procurement exercises must be conducted in accordance with strict rules and, where their fairness is challenged, the award of contracts is instantly suspended. That, however, can have a grave impact on essential public services
Property purchases are, for the majority of people, the highest value deals that they ever enter into and that is why they should never be reached in haste or without expert legal advice. The point
Every email user is aware of the risk that so-called ‘fat finger syndrome’ may result in a message being sent to the wrong address. The consequences can be more than just embarrassing, but a High
One would have thought that sophisticated financial professionals engaged in high value deals would have the sense to get their agreements recorded in writing by a professional. However, that is sadly not universal practice and
Employers are generally barred from circumventing collective bargaining agreements by going behind trade unions’ backs and making direct offers to the workers they represent. In a ground-breaking decision, however, the Court of Appeal has ruled
One of the most anxious tasks performed by the family courts is to decide whether injuries suffered by children are non-accidental. The lengths to which they will go to uncover the truth were underlined by
Promises upon which others rely to their detriment have the full force of contract and must be kept. The Court of Appeal made that point in the case of a dairy farmer who toiled on
The credibility of the justice system depends on court orders being obeyed and those who fail, or even drag their feet, in doing so can expect severe punishment. In one case, a pensioner received a
Where money or other assets pass from a parent to a child, the law presumes that they are gifts, unless proved otherwise. That rule had a central part to play in an insolvency case concerning
From the day of their appointment to the day of their departure, directors owe duties of confidence and loyalty to the companies they serve. A tailor found that out to his cost after copying the
