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September 16, 2018

Force Majeure – Not Easy to Rely On

Force majeure clauses are often included in contracts to enable a party to avoid liability for failing to perform where that failure is due to an event beyond that party’s…

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Data Protection Law

September 3, 2018

Data Protection – Our First Enquiry About a Privacy Breach

Privacy breach in the context of data protection is still very much a hot topic as we’re now starting to see the effects of individuals becoming aware of what their…

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Employment Law

August 27, 2018

Dismissing an Employee – Be Honest!

When dismissing an employee it's almost always better to be honest about the reasons for the dismissal - especially if the employee is a lawyer!

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Employment Law

August 19, 2018

City Jobs Brexit: Coping With Redundancy

City Jobs Brexit: Brexit remains a cause of significant uncertainty for the UK economy and, especially so, with respect to employment.

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Employment Law

August 7, 2018

Contract for Services?

A contract for services is a contract used to appoint a genuinely self-employed individual, such as a consultant, to carry out services for another party where the relationship between the…

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Contract Law

July 7, 2018

Brexit Clauses – Do You Need Them in Your Contracts?

What are Brexit clauses? In a nutshell: Brexit clauses enable the parties to a contract to renegotiate or even terminate if things go bad, for example, if currency fluctuations, increased…

Employee Share Schemes

June 17, 2018

Employee Share Schemes: ProShare Research on Attitudes to Employee Share Ownership

Employee share schemes are a means of incentivising staff to benefit from their employment with a business. ProShare has recently conducted a survey on attitudes to employee share ownership, focusing…

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Corporate Law

April 12, 2018

Share Purchase Agreement Claim Fails Because It Didn’t Follow Contract Procedure – Teoco UK Ltd v Aircom Jersey 4 Ltd & Anor [2018] EWCA Civ 23 (18 January 2018)

In January the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal by Teoco UK Ltd following a decision in the High Court leaving Teoco UK Ltd (Teoco) unable to pursue Aircom Jersey…