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Jul

2022

Challenging Arbitration Awards in Court is Always an Uphill Struggle

Written by Ian Sheppard

There would be little point in commercial arbitration awards if they were meant to be anything other than final. As one case showed, challenging them in court requires the negotiation of numerous hurdles and is always an uphill struggle. A German...

May

2022

Oral Agreements Can Be Uncertain at Best

Written by Roy Colaba

Even where large sums of money are at stake, businesspeople all too often choose to dispense with professional advice and seek to reach oral agreements the legal status of which is very often uncertain at best. A High Court case concerning a...

May

2022

Harassment – The English Language Evolves and So Must the Workplace

Written by Emma-Louise Hewitt

The English language is constantly evolving and words that might once have been considered harmless are now regarded as racist, homophobic and sexist slurs. An Employment Tribunal (ET) powerfully made that point in condemning a manager's persistent...

May

2022

High Court Analyses Post-Nuptial Agreement in Guideline Divorce Ruling

Written by Mauro Vinti

Pre- and post-nuptial agreements that do not fairly meet the reasonable needs of one divorcing party or the other are unlikely to be worth the paper they are written on. The High Court made that point in refusing to hold a wife to the...

May

2022

COVID-19 Care Home Deaths – High Court Identifies ‘Irrational’ Policy Failures

Written by Anonymous (not verified)

Claims that government policy failures contributed to the shocking tally of about 20,000 care home deaths in England during the COVID-19 pandemic’s first wave have been leant substantial weight by a unique High Court ruling. The daughters of two...

Apr

2022

Hard Negotiation or Economic Duress? High Court Gives Guidance

Written by Leanne Schneide...

Businesspeople who personally guarantee corporate debts may feel they are under such extreme pressure to do so that they have no choice. As a High Court ruling showed, however, only in very rare cases will judges find that such pressure crosses the...

Mar

2022

Equal Sharing Principle Delivers Fair Result in £6 Million Divorce Case

Written by Emma Gray

When it comes to divorce, it is very common for one spouse to argue that he or she should receive the lion's share of the marital wealth. However, as a guideline case concerning an entrepreneurial couple showed, fairness usually demands that an...

Mar

2022

The Concept of 'Needs' in Big Money Divorce Cases – Everything is Relative

Written by Mauro Vinti

Very rich people tend to get used to enjoying very expensive lifestyles and their assessment of their financial 'needs' post divorce can appear mind-boggling to the less well off. However, a High Court ruling in a so-called 'big money' case provided...

Mar

2022

Feel You Have Been Unfairly Denied a Public Contract? You Need to Act Fast

Written by Roy Colaba

If you feel that you have been unfairly denied a public contract you need to act fast and should seek legal advice straight away. A charity found that out to its cost when it lodged a challenge to the outcome of a tendering process two days too late...

Mar

2022

High Court Aids Ship Designer in 'Blatant' Breach of Confidentiality Case

Written by Julian Milan

Trade secrets are the lifeblood of many businesses and the law will provide powerful assistance in protecting them. That was certainly so in the case of a ship design company whose confidential information was blatantly misused by a prospective...

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highcourt

Challenging Arbitration Awards in Court is Always an Uphill Struggle

Oral Agreements Can Be Uncertain at Best

Harassment – The English Language Evolves and So Must the Workplace

High Court Analyses Post-Nuptial Agreement in Guideline Divorce Ruling

COVID-19 Care Home Deaths – High Court Identifies ‘Irrational’ Policy Failures

Hard Negotiation or Economic Duress? High Court Gives Guidance

Equal Sharing Principle Delivers Fair Result in £6 Million Divorce Case

The Concept of 'Needs' in Big Money Divorce Cases – Everything is Relative

Feel You Have Been Unfairly Denied a Public Contract? You Need to Act Fast

High Court Aids Ship Designer in 'Blatant' Breach of Confidentiality Case

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