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LEGAL ADVICE: The coronavirus is not the plague
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Byline: Luke Patel
Readers of this publication may recall that in January...
LEGAL: Terminated – Commercial Contracts
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Byline: Luke Patel
Commercial contracts commonly provide that if a party wishes to...
LEGAL ADVICE: Battle Of The Forms
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Byline: Luke Patel
Most businesses tend to have their own standard terms...
Fraudulent Claims: Coronavirus loan schemes under scrutiny
In a bid to reduce the devastating impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on UK businesses and in particular to Small to Medium...
LEGAL ADVICE: It’s Just Consequential
The words “consequential loss” or “indirect loss” often appear in contracts. But what do they actually mean and what is the difference...
Retention of Title Clauses
Byline: Luke Patel
With the government beginning to lift some of the restrictions imposed after the COVID-19 outbreak,...
LANDMARK JUDGEMENT: Morrisons dodges a data breach bullet
Byline: Luke Patel
In a landmark judgment the Supreme Court has ruled that WM Morrisons Supermarket Plc is...
LUKE PATEL: “Warehousing” not automatically an abuse of process
By Luke Patel
Readers of this publication may recall the case of Asturion Foundation v Alibrahim from last...
Legal advice from Luke Patel on correcting mistakes in a contract
Mistakes sometimes occur when contracts are created with the result that there is a discrepancy between what the parties intended and...
Solicitor Luke Patel talks about loans and personal guarantees
Loans made to companies are usually secured by personal guarantees given by the directors of those companies whereby the director promises to...
Legal Advice: ‘Are email signatures valid?’
In the recent case of Neocleous -v- Rees the Court had to decide whether an automatically generated signature was considered to be...
Homeowner responsible for repairing building defects
The recent High Court case of Thomas v Taylor Wimpey Developments Limited will be welcomed by housebuilders but not by homeowners.
In that case, Mr...
Estate Agent Finally Gets His Commission
By: Luke Patel of Blacks Solicitors
Readers of Asian Express may recall the case of Wells v Devani back in 2016 when the Court of...
BLACKS SOLICITORS: Protect Your Goodwill
Most Traders work very hard to establish goodwill in their business. Goodwill is the reputation which a trader builds up in relation to specific...
BLACKS SOLICITORS: Is Time Of The Essence?
The phrase “time is of the essence” is one which sometimes appears in contracts but what does it mean and, more importantly, what are...
BLACKS SOLICITORS: Fake News – How Can The Government Ensure That...
The concept of “fake news” came to the forefront of public consciousness during the 2016 US Presidential Election campaign and with the rise of...
BLACKS SOLICITORS: Fraud Doesn’t Always Unravel All
In English law there is a maxim that “fraud unravels all”. The presence of fraud could invalidate a contractual agreement or undermine a claim...
BLACKS SOLICITORS: “Till Death Do Us Part” -The Perils Of Being...
The recent case of Kings Court Trust Limited v Lancashire Cleaning Services Limited highlights the difficulties that a company can face upon the death...
BLACKS SOLICITORS: Another Bright Spark
Developing land is one way of increasing its value. However, not all landowners have the expertise or the finance to do that. Landowners can,...
The difference between defamation and malicious falsehood
If someone makes a false statement about an individual or company then that statement could either be defamatory or a malicious falsehood either of...
