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As your business develops, consider whether contracts should be put in place, and if so whether as employees or contractors.

Elvanite claimed against AMEC, its professional consultant, for breach of contract. AMEC had been engaged to submit planning permission on a site for Elvanite by a stated date for a fee of about £14,000.

Commercial disputes with new trading partners often arise due to a failure to draft a contract that accurately reflects the type of business between the two parties and clearly sets out the expectations for both parties.

The "business common sense" test should only be applied where there is a genuine ambiguity.

Following a recent decision in the Technology & Construction Court, contractors and employers need to take particular care to ensure that contracts expressly deal with post-termination damages.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published Handbook Notice 140, which confirms a number of changes to the UK Listing Rules (UKLRs)...

Invicta was a business run by two partners to import and sell wine in the UK.

The High Court held that frustration occurs whenever the law recognises that, without default of either party, a contractual obligation has become incapable of being performed because the circumstances would render it a thing radically different from that which was undertaken by the contract.

Standard residential and commercial property contracts will contain provisions dealing with what happens if either party fails to complete.

Mr Adkins had been Fairstar’s chief executive officer, but not an employee.

In this short video, Rich Offord, Katie Hindley and Jonathan Rush highlight some of the key issues for customers when negotiating payment clauses in commercial contracts.

Read our article on the commercial checklist for buyers here.

We understand the legal challenges that in-house lawyers face in ensuring alignment between legal advice and business objectives, all whilst managing multiple contracts.

A care home's agreement with its residents forms the contractual back bone of its relationship with them. However, the terms are subject to a number of regulatory requirements, including the Consumer Rights Act 2015.

The judgment in this case is not yet available, so the note is taken from a Lawtel summary.

The Supreme Court considered a claim based on negligent misrepresentation made in pre-contractual negotiations.

Amberley ran a care home for a number of people with mental illnesses. In the contract between the residents and Amberley, the fees clause stated: "The level of fees is subject to review as costs increase.