Corporate & commercial

When buying a business and assets, the default position is that everything is “sold-as-seen”. This means that, whilst a prudent buyer will want to exhaust the due diligence process in […]

When starting out, many businesses naturally want to keep costs to a minimum. This often results in them regarding a shareholders’ agreement as something optional or something to consider at […]

Despite the significant resources which a company will allocate to international brand protection, it is surprising how often trade mark protection programmes are launched without a clear strategy. An international […]

The key to navigating Brexit for any business is planning. Right now, despite the uncertainty around what Brexit may or may not look like, all businesses (whether they trade directly […]

The term ‘smart contract’ was created in 1996 by computer scientist and lawyer Nick Szabo during his research into digital currency. In a nutshell, they are contracts in which terms […]

In Lejonvarn v Burgess (2017), the Court of Appeal has confirmed that a person who provides professional services to friends might do so on a “professional basis” and thereby assume […]

Large companies and large limited liability partnerships (LLPs) are now required to report on their payment practices and policies in relation to certain specified contracts, according to The Reporting on […]

Since 6 April 2016, companies and LLPs have needed to keep a register of individuals or legal entities that have significant control over them. This is known as a PSC […]

Obligations set out in a contract are normally absolute and failure to satisfy an obligation will be a breach of contract. The parties to a contract may therefore want to […]

In order to create a legally binding contract, the terms agreed between the parties to an agreement must be sufficiently certain. Sometimes, contracts are written in which particular terms are […]