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 wished to build a small flat at the rear of his property with its own access. He agreed terms with the claimant to build the flat and was quoted a sum of £41,500 to complete the project. The claimant agreed to waive the VAT payable on the sum […]
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 […]
A claim was brought against our client, a UK-based digital firm that provides TV services. Our client had engaged the other party to provide services which would enable our client to stream TV channels to its customers. It was agreed that the other party would provide our client with rack […]
Our client instructed us with respect to his insurance claim when his insurer denied his claim in relation to a fire accident at his business premises. The insurer claimed it was entitled to deny our client’s claim due to alleged misrepresentations and certain issues concerning the fixtures and fittings at […]
The answer, in short, is no. Although a verbal agreement is legally binding in the eyes of the law, its legitimacy can be called into question. In a case that relies on the evidence of a verbal contract, the appointed judge is asked to decide which version of events he […]
Marsans were recently asked to represent a landlord who was being prosecuted by a local authority for offences under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. The local authority in question alleged that our client was letting several of his investment properties as HMOs (Houses in Multiple Occupation). Although they […]
