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 […]
The Singapore Convention – Implications for mediating international commercial disputes On 7 August 2019, 46 countries signed the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation (‘Convention’) (known as the Singapore Convention on Mediation). The substantial number of signatory states, including two major actors in international trade, the […]
In March 2019, the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee published its 12th report following a six-month inquiry into leasehold reform. This was the result of studying more than 700 submissions in initial evidence, and further evidence received during the sessions with many leaseholders getting in touch with the Committee […]
A standard force majeure clause exempts the contracting parties from fulfilling their contractual obligations for reasons that either could not be anticipated or are beyond their control. The application of force majeure clauses is limited to the events specified in the clause. Given the unpredictable character of Brexit, and its […]
Our client instructed us to advise him in relation to the trading agreements between his various companies and a major UK-based franchise business. The franchise business operated as a symbol group supplier to independently owned convenience shops and off-licences, and our client wished to withdraw from and end those trading […]
Our client was an agent who worked for commission in relation to property sales. He had entered into a contract with the other party, which stipulated that he would receive a commission for introducing a purchaser to them. A purchaser was sourced and referred by our client, and the property […]
Implementation of AI platforms and blockchains in shipping Following the trend in the banking industry for using AI platforms and blockchains, IBM has recently implemented a pilot blockchain scheme with Maersk and the port of Montreal. This implemented blockchain makes the physical movement of vessels and cargos visible to all […]
We were instructed by a company who owned and managed various petrol stations, a couple of shops and a social club. The company instructed Marsans Solicitors to represent them to the Home Office regarding the Tier 2 (General) sponsor license. The company wished to employ quite few migrant workers. We […]
We were instructed to assist and represent a restaurant against the Home Office decision refusing our client’s request for additional allocation of certificates of sponsorship (CoS). Our client submitted the application via priority service in order to recruit a Specialist Chef however the application was refused on the ground that […]
