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COVID -19 – Business  Interruption  New Legislation  The Coronavirus Act, 2020 (the “Act”) was passed by the British Parliament on 24 March 2020. The Act was legislated to enforce emergency procedures for all persons and business being affected due to the recent outbreak of Covid – 19 (the “virus”). Amongst […]

Trading Standards & Product Safety Regulations. Sale Of Goods & Vehicles Online classified advertisement of sale of used vehicles Introduction The internet amongst other things have helped people connect with each other at individual levels for buying and selling various used products / services, ranging from real estate to vehicles. […]

APRIL 2020 The end of the Umbrella Company? The IR35 rules that were introduced in the year 2000, were intended to ensure that individuals working through an “umbrella company” (either an own company or a third party company), who as a result of the way they work, would have been […]

Lawful & Continuous Residence Issues Resolved, a great success! United Kingdom – Indefinite Leave to Remain – Long Residence Category. INTRODUCTION When we first met our client, he had spent 9 years and 5 months in the UK and was considering his upcoming eligibility to apply for indefinite leave to remain under […]

Limitation and Representation under GAFTA Rules It is estimated that around 80% of all the grains globally are sold under GAFTA standard contracts. GAFTA has a dispute resolution system, which is “crafted and adjusted exclusively” for the international grain trade. Time Limitation under GAFTA Contracts Traders who incorporate GAFTA Arbitration […]

Recent Court Decision Bilateral Investment Treaty – Claim as an investor under the treaty In The Republic of Korea v Dayyani & Ors [2019] EWHC 3850 (Comm), the Commercial Court has dismissed a jurisdictional challenge to an arbitral award. In this case the court had to analyse various submissions including whether the […]

Have you been locked out of your commercial property & business overnight by your landlord? Is your landlord telling you that your lease has been forfeited and you no longer have any right over the property or your business? Is your landlord trying to create a new tenancy in the […]

Option to Buy a Share of the Freehold Background The dispute relates to the events that took place in the year 2007, when the Claimants (“our client”) bought a house in a new development. After spotting the onerous terms contained in the draft Lease which provided that the ground rent […]

We were recently instructed by the HR department of a prestigious five-star hotel in London’s West End. The hotel had been employing one of its senior most managers on a Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) leave for the past 9 years and wished to continue to do so. However, before approaching […]