Commercial

Articles

5 Sept 2019

Fair price, quality work: attracting SMEs

David Kirwan explains why we need to teach SMEs to judge lawyers on quality rather than cost

14 Aug 2019

Consortium launches no-win, no-fee commercial litigation

A consortium of high street law firms is extending PI-style 'no-win, no-fe'; litigation to commercial clients.

31 Jul 2019

Coastal real estate: key issues around marine licensing and harbour limits

Solicitors who have clients owning, developing or looking to purchase property or land around the coast of Britain need to consider a range of additional legal issues, explains Lara Moore

29 Jul 2019

SMEs lose out as legal system set up for big business, says research

Up to 2.4m small and medium sized businesses (SMEs), start-ups and the self-employed are being let down by the legal system and could be falling into a legal gap, according to research just published.

8 May 2019

Traditional partnerships versus LLPs: do partners have the same rights?

While there are benefits to the LLP model, Daniel Sutherland warns those considering making the switch from a traditional partnership to draft their member agreement with care

1 May 2019

Old habits are hard to break, and maybe that's no bad thing

6 Apr 2019

Will 'Cliff's Law' really enhance privacy rights?

Neither the Cliff Richard ruling nor the subsequent eponymous bill are likely to dramatically improve the rights of individuals under investigation against the prying eyes of the media, suggest Gerard Cukier and Rebecca Ryan

12 Sept 2017

No second-guessing

Timothy Collingwood considers the lessons learned from the case of Carlyle v Conway