Commercial

Articles

2 Sept 2016

Slater and Gordon UK posts substantial losses

Managing director confident that firm's efforts are beginning to 'bear fruit'

1 Sept 2016

SRA urges competition watchdog to help it secure independence

Regulator criticised by the Law Society over reforms to its Accounts Rules and handbook

25 Aug 2016

Law Society rejects calls for 'misleading' price publication

Narrow focus on price could potentially damage clients' ability to make informed choices, says Chancery Lane

23 Aug 2016

Small businesses are being 'priced out of court'

The government's court fee hike begins to bite with 50 per cent drop in value and number of CCJs

23 Aug 2016

The optics of redeveloping property

Laura Checkley and Katie de Kauwe consider a landlord's right to develop versus a company's right to manage

17 Aug 2016

Arguing the 'serious and imminent danger' of Zika

Lavinia Randall considers whether an employer can require their staff to travel to an area affected by the Zika virus

15 Aug 2016

A judgment reflecting 'the modern world

Following the landmark decision in Software Incubator, software agents are now entitled to statutory protection under the Commercial Agents Regulations, writes Stephen Sidkin

15 Aug 2016

Byron: Illegal working and employers' duties

Paul McAleavey considers employers' competing legal obligations to prevent illegal working while also maintaining the trust and confidence of their employees