‘There’s many a slip ‘twixt the cup and the lip’ Proverb Introduction This week, one case law update around the very topical subject of one party using a particular type of clause…
Can You Walk Away From Your Contract?
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COMMERCIAL UPDATE 35 ‘COVID INSURANCE CLAIMS – BETTER NEWS FOR SOME BUSINESSES’
‘Insurance – an ingenious modern game of chance in which the player is permitted to enjoy the comfortable conviction that he is beating the man who keeps the table.’ Ambrose…
The Witnessing of Wills During a Global Pandemic
To be legally valid, a Will has to be signed by the Will-maker in the presence of two witnesses. The witnesses, who are also required to sign the Will, must…
KEY EMPLOYMENT ISSUES TO LOOK OUT FOR THIS YEAR
After a challenging year for both employers and employees, and while COVID-19 continues to dominate, we are looking forward to what’s on the horizon for employment law in 2021. …
Is a Will Right for Me?
What is a Will A Will is a legal document which, if executed correctly, sets out how your estate should be handled once you have passed away. For example, it…
COMMERCIAL UPDATE 33 ‘BREXIT – THE HEADLINES ON WHAT HAS CHANGED IN THE UK CORPORATE AND BUSINESS WORLD‘
Introduction Now we are finally at the point that the transition period has ended, the full effect of Brexit and the changes in both UK law and regulation will now…
BREXIT – CONTRACTS AND PERFORMANCE NOW WE ARE ACTUALLY OUT
Introduction As the dust settles and we all come to terms with being out of the EU, it seems a real possibility that the implications of Brexit may give rise…
Affordable Housing Development – What To Expect in 2021?
Last January, I was asking if 2020 would be the year we would finally see some new housing legislation. For many reasons, we didn’t get the reform that was much…
How To Keep Your Property Transaction Moving
Written by Ian Taylor, Associate Solicitor at Spire Solicitors LLP. If you’re in the process of moving home or are looking to put your property on the market, you may…
Spire Solicitors LLP Advises Lucas Fettes & Partners on the Acquisition of Andrew Dickson Limited
Spire Solicitors LLP is pleased to announce its involvement in the recent acquisition of the business and assets of Andrew Dickson Limited on behalf of financial planners Lucas Fettes. Lucas…
Brexit – Deal or No Deal? How To Manage the Key Risks in Your Contracts
Introduction With weeks to go until the end of the Brexit transition period, we still don’t know what’s going to happen. What we do know however is that the end…
What Now? Dealing With Contractual Performance Issues in the Second Lockdown
Introduction Greetings to all following another week absorbing the implications of what a second lockdown might look like and how it will affect us all. This weeks commercial update will…
