Robin Dunne and Priya Gopal appear for the Appellant in the Court of Appeal today in Barnes v BDB Pitmans LLP.

Parties to a dispute can sometimes be surprised, when they dust down their paperwork, that it is subject to an arbitration clause.

Post-termination non-compete clauses will only be upheld by the courts if they are reasonable in length and scope and do not go further than is necessary to protect an employer's legitimate business interests.

On 18 February 2009, the Pensions Regulator issued a statement to employers of final salary schemes regarding the impact of current economic conditions.

The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has recorded a huge surge in complaints made about companies' digital marketing communications, with figures exceeding 5,500

The Court of Appeal, in its February 2011 judgment in the case of Rolf –v- De Guerin has taken the opportunity to reiterate that the conduct of parties during litigation, and in particular a refusal to mediate or attempt other forms of alternative dispute resolution, will have a significant impact on the costs award at the end of a case.

Yes, really. In Nicholas Prestige Homes v Neal (2010) the Court of Appeal has confirmed that a contract concluded by email was binding.

It has become increasingly commonplace for commentators to cast doubt on the effectiveness of the AIM market.

The ECJ has held that an order imposed by a Belgian court, which required an internet service provider ("ISP") to filter and block access by its customers to files containing infringing copies of musical works, was incompatible with EU law.

The High Court has held that a defendant who wished to argue that proceedings had not been served in time, because orders extending time for service...

The effect of the decision is that, because of the current state of the law, it is not possible to substitute a defendant sued by mistake unless the mistake is merely one of name rather than identity.

This blog post examines the recent High Court judgment which found the Government's Net Zero Strategy to be unlawful.

Reliant on a youthful workforce that has grown up with instant news and social media networks employers within the hospitality sector are frequently challenged by on-line comments that often overstep the mark.

Alan Davies, Defendant Insurance Director at Pitmans, reviews ground breaking Health and Safety legislation and highlights the implications to businesses.

Cyber attacks targeted at the UK are once again in the news.

The Agency Workers Regulations come into force on 1 October 2011 and will change the way in which the hospitality sector view agency workers.

On 25 November, the government published its cyber security plan setting out in greater detail how it intends to work with the private sector in countering cyber risk.

We were recently approached by the Finance Director of a small but prestigious group of hotels who was concerned that from 2012 all companies must automatically enrol their staff into a pension scheme.

One of the starkest, and ongoing, effects of the economic downturn on the property sector has been the creation of a two-tier market.

On 12 August the decision was made to grant the A47 North Tuddenham to Easton DCO application, which has been made on time.