ArticleThe Defrauded ClientA client asked us to investigate the conduct a solicitor who had previously represented him. As a result of a meticulous examination, we found that the solicitor in question...United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationGunnercooke
ArticlePitfalls In Documenting An Extension To The Term Of A Lease Of Commercial PremisesYou've managed to agree with your tenant that they will extend the term of their lease. Great news, and so easy to document – it's just a quick Deed of Variation to change the expiry date, isn't it?United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionGunnercooke
ArticleThe Prevention Principle In Construction ContractsThe prevention principle is a legal maxim which prevents a party from insisting on the compliance of a contractual obligation when it has itself prevented the other party from complying.United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionGunnercooke
ArticleWhat Did The Sam Bankman-Fried Case Teach Us About The Need For A Legal Framework?In United States v. Bankman-Fried, infamous Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of the now bankrupt crypto-exchange FTX, was convicted of orchestrating a multibillion-dollar fraud against FTX' customers...United StatesTechnologyGunnercooke
ArticleWhen Peer-to-peer Lenders Fail, Who Takes The Hit?Several peer-to-peer (P2P) lenders entered administration over the past 24 months including Lendy Limited, Collateral, MoneyThing and FundingSecure.United KingdomInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringGunnercooke
Article2024 In Pension Law: Expected Pension Court CasesWhen looking ahead at pensions cases expected to be heard in 2024, there are scheduled to be some key cases concerning pension scheme amendments. In particular, the validity...United KingdomEmployment and HRGunnercooke
ArticleNew Duty On Employers To Prevent Sexual HarassmentThe Equality Act 2010 defines sexual harassment as occurring when a person engages in unwanted behaviour of a sexual nature...United KingdomEmployment and HRGunnercooke
ArticleThe Attorney General And Another (Appellants) v The Jamaican Bar Association (Respondent) (Jamaica) [2023] UKPC 6The Attorney General and another (Appellants) v The Jamaican Bar Association (Respondent) (Jamaica) [2023] UKPC 6 is a landmark case in Jamaica's legal system...United KingdomGovernment, Public SectorGunnercooke
ArticleFuture Gazing In A Time Of Global Crisis – IP InsightsThere is no doubt that we are living through an unstable time. The pandemic has changed daily life for everyone. Politics are far from stable – this impacts many things, not least international trade.United KingdomIntellectual PropertyGunnercooke
ArticleThe Enslaved MaidLaxmi Swami was born into an impoverished family in Mumbai. She had already had 7 children by the age of 20.United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationGunnercooke
ArticleSmash And Grab: The Payment Trap In Construction ContractsPayment disputes under construction contracts are all too common. There are often different views on the nature of work carried out, how it should be valued and how a myriad of complex...United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionGunnercooke
ArticleFlexible Working Changes: What Impact Will They Have On Employers?With the news that the the Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 ("the Act") received Royal Assent on 20th July 2023...United KingdomEmployment and HRGunnercooke
ArticleCan English Law Govern My Spanish Assets?One of the most frequent questions we are asked about when clients approach us considering to make a Spanish Will, is whether Spanish law and Spanish Tax rules will apply to their assets...United KingdomFamily and MatrimonialGunnercooke
ArticleUnderstanding The Role Of The Law In The Post Office Scandal Part 1: The Beginning Of The CrisisThis is the first in a three-part series examining how the law allowed the Post office scandal to happen and the role now being played by the law...United KingdomFinance and BankingGunnercooke
ArticleUnderstanding The Role Of The Law In The Post Office Scandal Part 1: The Beginning Of The CrisisThis is the first in a three-part series examining how the law allowed the Post office scandal to happen and the role now being played by the law and those who work within it in redressing what has been described as the largest miscarriage of justice in legal history. United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationIR Global
ArticleCyber Security In Government ContractsMost public bodies (that's to say government departments, agencies, NDPBs and the NHS) have been obliged, since 2014, to utilise established cyber security standards...United KingdomTechnologyGunnercooke
ArticleThe Economic Crime And Corporate Transparency Act 2023The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 ("ECCTA") received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023.United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawGunnercooke
ArticleRenters' Reform; Or Is It?It was around 6 years ago that the then government announced their plans to truly reform the private rented sector in England (Wales by and large has its own rules). United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionGunnercooke
ArticleUnderstanding The Role Of The Law In The Post Office Scandal Part 2: The Role Of A ProsecutorThis is the second in a three-part series examining how the law allowed the Post office scandal to happen and the role now being played by the law and those who work within it in redressing...United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationGunnercooke
ArticleChildren And Grandchildren Of Spanish Citizens Can Now Apply For Spanish Passport Without Having To Renounce British CitizenshipEvery time that we were asked by a client whether they could apply for Spanish passport without having to renounce their previous nationality, the answer was, regrettably, "it depends".United KingdomImmigrationGunnercooke