The Brexit vote caused a significant drop in confidence and investor demand in the UK commercial property market, according to a survey by the Royal Institution of Commercial Surveyors (RICS). Both the investment and occupier sides of the market have been affected and both rent and capital value expectations fell into negative territory. A survey
An agent for a software company has been awarded nearly £500,000 in damages and commission following a breach of contract dispute. The issue arose after the agent entered into an agreement to promote the company’s products. The company became dissatisfied with his work and gave him 90 days’ notice of termination in accordance with the
The regulation obliging companies to declare to Companies House who owns or controls them has now come into force. The People with Significant Control register became operative on 30 June. It includes information about the individuals who own or control companies including their name, month and year of birth, nationality, and details of their interest
An increasing number of consumers are defaulting on payments even though they have sufficient funds to cope, according to recent research. A survey of 1,500 people carried out by Echo Managed Services found that 48% had withheld payments because of customer service or billing issues. Nearly 1 in 8 people had refused to pay an
A new code providing tenants in tied pubs with more rights and greater protection has now come into effect. The Pubs Code covers businesses that own 500 or more tied pubs in England and Wales. It gives around 12,000 tenants new safeguards such as increased transparency about the tied deals available, a fair rent assessment
A number of large companies including Cartier International have won a legal battle to oblige internet service providers (ISPs) to block websites that were infringing their intellectual property rights. The case involved several websites that were advertising and selling counterfeit goods. The ISPs did not dispute that copyrights had been breached but contended it was
A pub owner has won an appeal against planning permission for a large development that would almost entirely block out light from her premises. The court heard that developers had been granted permission to demolish a single storey building and replace it with a three storey block comprising of commercial premises on the first two
The Supreme Court has ruled that a director could not be held personally liable for his company’s failure to provide adequate insurance for its employees. The case involved a director who was responsible for the day-to-day operation of the company. In June 2006, an employee suffered an injury while working with an electric circular saw.
In the somewhat frenetic atmosphere that has existed since the morning following the EU Referendum there has been a great deal of speculation so we thought it would assist to provide some facts. Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union sets out the process for a member state to withdraw from the EU. Until
The retailer Asda has failed in its attempt to force 7,000 women to pursue equal pay claims in the High Court instead of at an employment tribunal. The case involved claims by more than 7,000 Asda employees, overwhelmingly women, working in its stores across the UK. They claimed equal pay with staff, mainly men, employed