Lifting the statutory moratorium
Factors in the exercise of the court’s discretion in relation to a counterclaim against a company in administration.
Lifting the statutory moratorium
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Exclusion Clauses and Dishonesty
Can liability for fraud / dishonesty be contractually excluded?
New Guidance for in-house solicitors
Following a series of high-profile cases, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (“SRA”) have released some new guidance for solicitors working in-house.
Tax Avoidance, HMRC and Disguised Remuneration
Spotlight 57 – Disguised remuneration: tax avoidance by selling future business revenues to a revenue service trust
The BMW Park Lane lease renewal – Landlords need to get their arguments in gear.
Tim Brookes, Legal Director in our Property Litigation team, explains the decision in the most recent County Court case on lease renewals where the two main issues were the landlord’s request for a break option, and the rent that should be payable under the new leases. There is also reminder of the role of expert valuers in such cases.
Real risk not enough?
The UK Supreme Court in BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana SA and others [2022] (“Sequana”) has affirmed company director’s common law duty to give appropriate weight to the company’s creditors when insolvency is looming.
I have a recording. But can it be used as evidence in the civil courts?
Lewis Owen, Associate in our Dispute Resolution team, considers the potential pitfalls involved in recording conversations and using recordings as evidence in civil courts.
Paddy’s Power?
Tom Maple looks at the recent case of Longley v PPB Entertainment Ltd and Others (t/a Paddy Power), in which Mr Longley won a bet which paid out £286,000 only for Paddy Power to claim 90% of it back. Mr Longley gambled and took Paddy Power to the High Court. Here’s what happened next…