Automotive – Misuse of Confidential Information – Choosing the Right Formula

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Automotive – Misuse of Confidential Information – Choosing the Right Formula

Tom Maple, head of the Automotive Team at FSP, takes a closer look at the misuse of confidential information and the remedies available to employers.

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Guide to the Groceries Supply Code of Practice (GSCOP)

In this 1st part of 3, Tom Maple, partner in the Food and Drink team, examines the Groceries Supply Code of Practice (GSCOP/ the Code) and the rules affecting suppliers and retailers.

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Contractual exclusion clauses – Do they apply?

Tom Maple, partner in the Dispute Resolution team, considers whether contractual exclusion and limitation clauses are binding on the parties to a contract. 

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Is an unwritten agreement still a contract?

Tom Maple, partner in the Dispute Resolution team, considers whether contracts have to be in writing and/ or signed for them to be binding.

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Not a Game of Drones – Operating within the Law

Tom Maple, partner in the Dispute Resolution team, takes a closer look at the law relating to the flying of “small unmanned aircraft”, more commonly known as Drones.

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Liability of directors or shareholders – Can you pierce the veil?

Tom Maple, head of our Dispute Resolution team, considers the circumstances in which directors and/ or shareholders might be held personally liable to third parties.

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The Consumer Rights Act 2015

The Consumer Rights Act has made significant changes to the sale of goods landscape, introducing new terms into consumer contracts and new remedies where the seller is in breach.

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Can you enforce a Judgment after 6 years?

Tom Maple, head of the Dispute Resolution team, considers whether you can enforce a judgment after 6 years have expired in light of the provisions of the Limitation Act.

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Motor Vehicles and Satisfactory Quality – The Consumer Rights Act 2015

Motor Vehicles and Satisfactory Quality – The Consumer Rights Act 2015

Tom Maple, head of the Automotive Team at FSP, considers a key change to the sale of goods act legislation brought about in the Consumer Rights Act 2015, namely the right to reject within 30 days.

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Tax avoidance schemes – advising on the risk of failure

Tom Maple looks at two recent cases regarding tax avoidance and the need for advisers advising on all tax avoidance schemes to provide clear comprehensive advice.

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An alternative to the freezing injunction?

Bill Dixon, a partner in FSP’s Dispute Resolution Team, considers whether a notification order presents an attractive cheaper alternative to the freezing injunction.

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Bribery as a Defence to a Contract Claim

Bill Dixon, a partner in FSP’s Dispute Resolution team, looks at a recent High Court decision which considered whether a contract obtained through bribery was enforceable.

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