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This week's top stories in the Consumer and Retail sector...

This week's top stories in the Consumer and Retail sector...

The contracts which record the profitmaking activities of a modern business are all too often neglected. This may turn out to be a very poor investment decision in a tight economy. Contracts are more than words printed on paper. Who needs a lawyer to draft a watertight contract?

In Kigen v NOR Capital, the High Court ruled that no Success Fee was payable. It applied established principles of contractual interpretation, determining that the clause did not mandate a fee since no external investors were secured, and the funding came from Kigen's parent company, SoftBank...

In Proton Energy Group SA v Orlen Lietuva [2013] EWHC 2872 (Comm), the court was required to decide whether a binding contract had been agreed between the parties.

R&D tax credits provide valuable support to businesses undertaking cutting edge projects. The main regime for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) provides a super-deduction...

Cyberattacks are an increasing threat to UK businesses, with serious implications for borrowers with debt facilities.

The High Court has held that, although a definition was not used in a contract, it should be given a meaning consistent with the purpose of the contract.

The blog (or its ethos) is on tour in webinar form with "Disputes 101- Clause and effect: common contractual conundrums".

Professionals and firms must adapt risk management strategies to address evolving technological, societal, and economic challenges. Engaging with risk advisory teams ensures robust frameworks to tackle global market dynamics, improve risk management, and identify growth opportunities.

It is often difficult for drafters to know when an exclusion clause goes too far and might be struck out for being unreasonable under the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 (UCTA).

The Mercury Tax Group case held that a deed signed by an individual was not effectively executed because the signed signature pages had been attached originally to an early, incomplete draft of the deed, then detached from the draft and transferred to a later, complete and amended version of the deed.

The Court of Appeal in Bell v Ivy Technology Ltd recently dismissed Mr Bell's appeal that a breach of warranty claim should not be brought against him under a share purchase agreement when he was not a party to it ...

This week's top stories in the Fashion and Luxury Brands sector...

Businesses including Stella McCartney and L'Oréal pledge to address gender inequality in the work place.

The first was whether a clause in a contract of affreightment protected suppliers from liability when the material to be supplied was unavailable because of a natural disaster.

The High Court's decision in Costcutter Supermarkets Group Ltd v Vaish & Anor [2024] EWHC 152 (KB) serves as a useful reminder of the difference between...