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This case shows the importance of stating that negotiations are "subject to contract" if it is the intention that they are not to form a binding contract.

There are generous customs and taxation benefits within Freeport sites. Some of these are time limited.

The case shows that the courts are unwilling to allow a party to terminate for any breach, unless the contract very clearly says so - the courts do not wish to permit a contracting party to escape its obligations for trifling breach by the other party.

The appellants (RW and others) were the purchasers of (i) the freehold interest in a large residential property from Redcard Ltd (Redcard) and (ii) the leasehold interests from the various individual leaseholders who were also the directors and shareholders of Redcard.

Clare Brennan, Partner in our Corporate & Commercial team, comments on a landmark Supreme Court decision that clarifies the legal protections available to part-time workers. The ruling confirms that part-time status only needs to be an effective cause of less favourable treatment, rather than the sole or predominant reason, when bringing a claim under the Part-Time Workers Regulations.

The claimant (a construction business specialising in house refurbishment) claimed the unpaid value of work carried out under a contract with a limited company (H).

This article is the second of a two part note on the decision in Yuanda v WW Gear. It deals with reasonableness under the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1997 (UCTA 1977).

The UK Government believes that up to a fifth of the workforce may be off sick during the peak of a Coronavirus epidemic.

At trial, the Commercial Court found that Mr Alexander Vik, the sole shareholder and sole director of the defendant (Sebastian Holdings Inc.) had controlled and funded the litigation...

In the current economic climate everyone is looking for ways to save money and one route often overlooked by our clients has been reviewing their existing contractual arrangements.

A decision has been published following an inquiry into the Island Health Trust, which focused on the significant sums paid to a consultancy firm owned by its former chair.

This Technology and Construction Court (TCC) case relates to the adequacy of the payment provisions within a construction contract, and whether the contractor was entitled to a "final account"...

The High Court has reminded us that, in order to be effective, significant notices served on counterparties must comply with contractually agreed notice requirements.

Entire agreement clauses continue to generate disputes which, in turn, lead to further judicial re-statements and refinements of previous decisions.

In contracts, it is not uncommon to include a dispute resolution mechanism in order to deal with any issues between the parties, particularly if a long relationship is envisaged.

On 27 June 2017, the FCA published a policy statement (PS17/13) outlining new rules to be added to the FCA Handbook to prohibit contractual clauses that restrict competition without providing clear benefits...

Third party risk is currently a ‘hot topic’ within the Financial Services sector and senior executives across many organisations in the industry are having discussions to agree strategies, procedures and policies to mitigate the risks posed by third parties.