How to manage your brand reputation during the Coronavirus outbreak
The recent Coronavirus outbreak is having a significant impact on businesses, their employees and their…
April 8, 2022 By Laura Stanley
Alternative Dispute Resolution – what is adjudication?
There are many advantages to Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR); with the Court system currently dealing…
April 8, 2022 By Laura Stanley
Extension Announced for the Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has just confirmed that it will…
April 8, 2022 By Laura Stanley
Covid Insurance Payments – a win for small businesses in landmark case
All eyes have been on the Supreme Court today as the judgment was handed down…
April 8, 2022 By Laura Stanley
How to Set Aside a Default Judgment
What do you need to do to get a default judgment set aside? What are…
April 8, 2022 By Laura Stanley
The Judgments Convention – enforcing foreign judgments
What is the Judgments Convention and when will it come into effect? On March 1,…
April 8, 2022 By Laura Stanley
Court of Appeal guidance on applications under CPR 31.20 (for permission to use mistakenly disclosed documents)
In the case of Rawlinson and Hunter Trustees SA v. Director of the Serious Fraud…
March 31, 2022 By Stephens Scown
What is the effect of fraud on a settlement agreement?
It is well known that the majority of civil claims settle before trial. Indeed, many…
March 31, 2022 By Catherine Mathews
Fraud unravels everything
In the recent case of Takhar v Gracefield Developments Ltd and others [2015], the High…
March 31, 2022 By Stephens Scown
Payment for variations with no instruction
A problem which is often encountered in building contracts arises when a building contractor carries…
March 31, 2022 By Stephens Scown
Shareholder Disputes – what is an unfair prejudice claim?
You might think that it’s a bit strong to describe two business partners who fall…
March 31, 2022 By Toby Claridge
Fraud: an overview of civil and criminal proceedings
A victim of fraud has the option of pursuing criminal and or civil proceedings. Criminal…
March 31, 2022 By Stephens Scown