Author: Marie Ready

Can a contract, requiring a parties to agree variations in writing (‘no oral modifications clauses’) and under signature, be varied orally? The Supreme Court has recently reviewed this issue in…

Employment Update Employment law always moves at a fast pace so we’ve summarised some of the most important recent decisions and news: Cases:(1) Settlement Negotiations:Under s111A of the Employment Rights…

“Paws” for thought before entering into a lease A timely reminder always to consider the terms of your lease before it is entered into and/or before taking any step which…

Does an unrepresented party have to comply with Court rules? In the recent case of Mark Barton -v- Wright Hassall LLP [2018] the Supreme Court ruled by a majority of…

Landlords, beware! A recent decision of the Upper Tribunal demonstrates that statutory requirements must be strictly complied with before a Landlord of a long lease of residential property is able…

Do landlord’s insurance premiums have to be reasonable? Typically long leases of residential property oblige the landlord to insure the building and then recover the premiums from the tenant(s). A…

Compensation for delayed insurance payments The Enterprise Act 2016 amended the Insurance Act 2015 implying a term into insurance contracts entered into, renewed or varied after 4 May 2017, that…

Employment Update: January 2018 A timely reminder always to consider the terms of your lease before it is entered into and/or before taking any step which might be in breach…

Option, exclusivity or conditional contract? Sellers and buyers alike want to lock in a deal as soon as possible. Often, that will be before either the reason why the purchaser…

Director Removal by Shareholders At times it may be necessary or desirable for a director of a company to be removed from office. Shareholders have a right to remove a…