August 8, 2022 - Property
Background If you are a landlord of commercial property, you will have chosen your tenants carefully. A landlord wants to be sure that a tenant will pay the rent and service charge, and that the tenant will comply with the obligations in the lease so that the property is kept in good repair. At the […]
August 8, 2022 - Litigation, Partnership
Background Running a business through a traditional partnership has many advantages, including the ability to keep financial information confidential, less onerous compliance with statutory rules for companies, and transparent tax treatment where partners are only taxed on the profits they receive, not on the overall profits generated by the business. However, one of the biggest […]
August 8, 2022 - Construction & Engineering, Property
Background There has been a lot of online chat in the last few weeks as to whether a collateral warranty can be a construction contract and as such can be the subject of an adjudication. This chat has followed the decision the Court of Appeal in the case of Abbey Healthcare (Mill Hill) Ltd v […]