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Category: Business
The choice of words is of paramount importance in the drafting of contracts. In the case of Soteria Insurance Limited v IBM United Kingdom (2022), the Court of Appeal clarified the court’s approach when interpreting exclusion clauses. After a disputed invoice and IBM’s attempt to terminate the contract, Soteria accepted IBM’s repudiatory breach of contract […]
A recent High Court decision highlights the importance of being clear about the parties to a contract. When a customer brought a claim for defective building works against six difference defendants, the Court had to consider which of them had entered into the contract. The builder tried to argue that the contract was with his […]
This article briefly reviews the challenges faced by commercial property landlords in 2021, and gives an indication of the issues which should be considered going forward into 2022.
A worrying statistic has just been revealed – 1 in 5 people do not feel they can seek justice. Over half of those surveyed believe it is too expensive to seek legal assistance. At Hedges Law, we are proud to offer a range of funding arrangements for the services we provide. Those seeking legal assistance […]
Many business organisations have faced commercial pressures in recent times resulting from Brexit, the Covid pandemic, furloughed workers, driver shortages and, most recently, rising fuel demand. With the festive season just around the corner, the potential for disruption in supply contracts is understandably in the spotlight. This article usefully sets out the most common remedies […]
The ambiguity and in some cases outright refusal surrounding business interruption payouts from insurers has been the cause of many sleepless nights for business owners up and down the country. It therefore comes as no surprise that the possible lifeline extended to them by the decision of the Supreme Court may be the dose of […]
With Brexit uncertainty still haunting businesses and investors alike, it’s great to see that the UK tech sector is continuing to attract billions in venture capital funding. With so many opportunities for growth, start-ups looking to raise money should make sure they are prepared and understand the process to give them the best possible chance […]
We’ve heard a lot about paternity leave rights in the press recently, with calls for a fairer system to be introduced in the UK (allowing parents to share maternity/paternity leave and responsibility for dependents). As the Swedish system is usually heralded as one to aspire to I was really intrigued to read that great policies […]
You may remember that British Airways were in the news last year when hackers managed to steal personal data from their website by re-directing customers to a fraudulent site. 500,000 customers were affect. Wel, in one of the first fines the ICO have issued under GDPR, BA have been fined £183,390,000 (yes, you did read […]