Legal Articles

Mairead McErlean looks at some of the issues which a commercial landlord shoud consider it it believes a commercial tenant is in financial difficulty; including forfeiture and distress.

Richard Millard has been looking at the long awaited changes to the Construction Act which came into force from the 1 October and in the first of two articles he looks at the very important changes to Payment Mechanisms and the rquirement to have a contract in writing. A second article will look at the changes made to the adjudication process.

There has been considerable news coverage of proposed changes to the way that personal injury claims might be funded in the future. Anne Maguire looks at the current position, the proposed changes and what that might mean for the injured party wishing to make a claim.

Melissa Page explains that in the current financial climate, there is increasing pressure on landlords to ensure that tenants do not leave before the end of the fixed period in order to protect their returns and avoid soaring vacancy rates.

Melissa Page looks at the second edition of the RICS Code of Practice for service charges in commercial property which encourages improved relations between commercial property owners and their tenants when it comes to service charges.

Emma Sidney form our Property team explains that property title fraud relates to the fraudulent use of someone’s property details to get a mortgage and looks at how to protect yourself against such a fraud.

If you have your eye on acquiring another company there’s no doubt that this is a good time to buy and that there are bargains to be had as the economy slowly recovers. The problem for many is putting the funding in place. But that doesn’t mean that only those with cash in hand can take advantage of the market. Troy Warner, Partner of our Business team at Geoffrey Leaver Solicitors says: “If people are willing and able to use a little imagination as to how they are going to finance an acquisi

Under U.K. law there is no requirement for a company to have any form of shareholders’ agreement and many will continue for years without one. However as Tim Roberts, Partner in our Business team at Geoffrey Leaver Solicitors, explains where a company has more than one shareholder it is strongly recommended that the parties do enter into an agreement to deal with certain key issues.

Paula Stuart of our Employment team looks at the key changes in employment law over the last 12 months and the changes that all employers should be aware of that are likely to come in to effect during the next 12 months.

Solicitor Mairead McErlean looks at the case of Rooney and another v CSE Bournemouth Ltd [2010] in which the Court of Appeal recently considered whether the phrase “terms and conditions available on request” on a purchase order would be sufficient to incorporate terms and conditions which one of the contracting parties may not have even seen.

Head of Commercial Property, Richard Willis, explains why tenants looking to enter into a new lease or assignment should have a survey carried out of the property to ensure they understand the potential cost of the obligations they are being asked to accept under the lease.

Jim McGarrity looks back at a few cases where issues that have affected sportsmen have been considered by the Courts and a recent less publicised case on the the reasonableness of credit hire charges when England striker Darren Bent hired an Aston Martin DB9 while his Mercedes was being repaired.

Mairead McErlean of Geoffrey Leaver Solicitors LLP looks at retention of title clauses and how they can be used by suppliers of goods to give them some protection until payment for the goods is received.

Anne Maguire asks can supermarkets and insurance companies provide a service that is better than your local specialist personal injury lawyer?

Troy Warner provides a brief overview of some of the changes made by the Companies Act 2006.

Personal Injury specialist Anne Maguire passes on a warning given to MP's that some insurance companies are using improper and unscrupulous tactics to pressure people who have suffered injury to accept less compensation than they might be entitled to.

In the first of a new series of articles, Construction and Commercial Litigation Partner, Richard Millard, looks at recent developments in Construction Law.

Tim Roberts and Troy Warner look at the proposed Code of Conduct for Banks concerning their involvement in advising on tax avoidance schemes.

It is far better to take action to protect intellectual property rights and avoid disputes happening rather than risk finding out that you do not have any rights at all. Troy Warner and Trevor Coward look at some of the common problems and tips to overcome them.