In the NetTV case (Internet Broadcasting Corporation (trading as NetTV) v MAR LLC (trading as MARHedge) [2009], the High Court provided guidance on whether exclusion clauses can apply to deliberate repudiatory breaches of contract.

Under the first of the new powers which will come into force on 6 April 2010, the ICO will be able to order organisations to pay penalties of up to £500,000 for serious breaches of the data protection principles enshrined in the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) which may cause damage or distress to data subjects.

The Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993 ("the Regulations") governs the relationship between agents and their principals.

Following a long running legal battle, judgment in BSkyB Limited (Sky) v HP Enterprise Services UK Limited (formerly Electronic Data Systems Limited) (EDS) was handed down on 26 January 2010, with EDS held liable for deceit, misrepresentation and breach of contract.

Inheritance tax (IHT) is a subject which usually divides people into two camps.

The OGC has just published a long awaited commentary on the inter-play between the public procurement rules and land development agreements.

The long-awaited implementing provisions of the 2007 Remedies Directive have now been published, and the Public Contracts (Amendment) Regulations 2009 will enter into force as of 20 December 2009 and essentially cover procurements commenced after that date.

Manus Quinn examines the warning signs that, if identified early, can greatly improve the recovery prospects of firms in financial difficulty.

Colin Hardman examines the warning signs that, if identified early, can greatly improve the recovery prospects of firms in financial difficulty.

When the property market collapsed in the 1990s, there was a corresponding rise in Lender Claims against Surveyors for losses suffered as a result of negligent valuations carried out during the "boom years".

Home prices are starting to increase country-wide and Dublin is seeing double digit growth.

As the UK weather slowly starts to remember it is summer, there are signs that the UK economy has remembered that it is traditionally supposed to grow.