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8 August 2015
Court Gives Guidance On Whether Notice To End Supply Agreement Was ‘Reasonable’
Businesses will welcome High Court guidance on when notice to end an agreement is 'reasonable', where the agreement makes no express...
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7 August 2015
Employer Liable For Employees’ Unauthorised Use Of Rival’S Customer Database
An employer has been held liable for its employees' unauthorised breach of a rival's Database Rights after the employees copied and...
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3 August 2015
Deliberate Breaches Of Restrictive Covenants Still Likely To Prevent Discharge Or Modification By Tribunal
Commercial developers and landowners seeking a profit, who deliberately and wilfully ignore restrictive covenants, are likely to find...
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27 July 2015
Contract To Work ‘Such Hours As Specified By Your Manager’ Was Not A Zero Hours Contract
An employee whose hours were specified by his line manager each week but who, in fact, worked a 48 hour week, was not on a zero hours...
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25 July 2015
Court Gives Guidance On When A Business Is A Commercial Agent Entitled To Compensation On Termination Of Agency
A business can be your commercial agent and entitled to compensation under EU law if you terminate the arrangement - even if the agent...
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22 July 2015
Rents Paid In Advance Do Not Affect Landlord’s Power To Give Notice To Quit
Landlords and their managing agents will welcome a Court of Appeal ruling that rents paid by tenants in advance will not be treated as...
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20 July 2015
Residential Landlord Recovers Majority Of Costs Despite Failure To Consult Over Works
A residential landlord who failed in his duty to consult before carrying out works did not automatically lose the right to recover the...
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12 July 2015
Employee’s Comments On Facebook Did Not Bring Employer Into Disrepute
An employee who posted moderate, respectful comments about gay marriage on his personal Facebook profile neither brought his employer...
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5 July 2015
Director Who Failed To Take Professional Advice On Company Transaction Breached His Duties To The Company
A director who carried out a share buy-back for his company without professional advice and got it wrong, breached his duties to his...
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