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The pharmacy business sale process involves deposit agreements, due diligence, drafting of sale contracts, property transfer, NHS contract applications, funder coordination, and post-completion tasks to ensure smooth ownership transition.

The EAT has upheld an employment tribunal's decision to strike out BBC journalist Sally Chidzoy's whistleblowing and sex discrimination claims after she was overheard discussing her case with a journalist...

It has been a long-established right in common law for solicitors (and other professionals) to withhold their file of papers (or ‘exercise a lien') until they have been paid in full by their client.

As prescription drug prices continue to soar in the United States, the Supreme Court recently heard the highly anticipated oral arguments in Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. v. Amarin Pharma, Inc.

In Ontario, members of municipal council are obligated to behave according to codes of conduct adopted by their respective city or town.

Solicitor-client privilege in Canadian law is sacrosanct. Lawyers have a professional duty to maintain and uphold privilege on behalf of their clients unless it has been waived.

In this insight, we turn to the purchase of a standalone commercial building in its entirety (for example, an office building or warehouse).

In United Company Rusal PLC and others v HSBC Bank PLC and others (2011) the court considered whether to make a Norwich Pharmacal order against the firm Debevoise & Plimpton LLP for disclosure of documents.

This decision gives welcome clarification, in circumstances where the Master's decision had muddied the waters.

All disputes can get messy and landlord and tenant disputes are no different. Where the right to occupy a property is critical, either for business or residential purposes, the stakes are high for both sides.

On December 3, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Hungary v. Simon. As discussed in a previous client alert, the case concerns whether the U.S. Court of Appeals...

At the end of 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada released two companion decisions affirming the fundamental importance of solicitor-client privilege and litigation privilege to the proper functioning of the Canadian legal system.

In early June, 2010, the Canada Revenue Agency ("CRA") released its long awaited administrative policy on gaining access to taxpayer information and documents.

Among those conditions is that the cash fee must be paid pursuant to a written solicitation agreement to which the adviser is a party.

A case in NSW revolved around the question of whether a note on a mobile phone should be admitted to probate as an informal will.

In a case last month, a claim against solicitors failed on the basis of the illegality defence.

Accountants that unthinkingly send the Agency tax appeal invoices improperly reveal solicitor-client communications and more.

The Upper Tribunal's recent decision in UK v Secretary of State for the Home Department examines two cases where legal practitioners submitted AI-generated hallucinated authorities in immigration proceedings. The judgment establishes critical standards for professional supervision, verification procedures, and confidentiality obligations when using artificial intelligence tools in legal practice.