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The Employment Rights Bill: What you need to know
Oct 11, 2024 · Published on Thursday, 10 October 2024, the government has described its Employment Rights Bill as the “biggest upgrade to rights at work for a generation”. It certainly covers a lot of ground. However, and importantly, the majority of the reforms will not come into force yet. Apart from turning back the clock on minimum service levels in ...
Breach of contract: What is a 'material' breach? - Walker Morris
Apr 21, 2023 · Breach of contract: Back to basics. The basic, common law position [1] is that a contract can only be terminated if the actions of a breaching party go right to the core of the contract and substantially deprive the innocent party of the benefit the contract was intended to confer. (Such a breach is also known as a repudiation, or a repudiatory breach.)
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Warranties and/or representations, and why it matters
Nov 24, 2016 · There is an important distinction between warranties and representations in English law and whether you want to give either or both of these to your counterparty will depend on your bargaining position and will differ from case to case. The High Court has recently highlighted this distinction in its analysis of the terms of a sale and purchase ...
Restrictive covenants on land: Lessons from recent cases - Walker …
Apr 13, 2023 · Section 84 applications: Recent case law on the discharge or modification of restrictive covenants. The Law of Property Act 1925 (LPA 1925) affords the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) (UT) discretion to modify or discharge restrictive covenants affecting land if one or more of the grounds in section 84 LPA 1925 applies, namely: the covenant is ...
Charitable Incorporated Organisation – is it the right ...
The need for a Charitable Incorporated Organisation structure. Regulations giving effect to the Charitable Incorporated Organisation were approved on 3 December and come into force on 3 January. The Charity Commission is now accepting applications for registration of ‘brand new’ Charitable Incorporated Organisations with incomes of over £ ...
Contract formation and the ‘battle of the forms’: High Court …
Feb 26, 2021 · Contract formation and the ‘battle of the forms’: High Court shoots down ‘last shot’ doctrine. 26th February 2021 . A recent High Court [1] case challenges received wisdom regarding which terms prevail where parties negotiate and contract on standard terms and conditions.TRW v Panasonic [2]
Freezing orders: A practical guide - Walker Morris
Nov 30, 2015 · A freezing order [1] is an interim injunction which restrains a defendant or potential defendant from disposing of or dissipating assets. A freezing order is typically obtained by a claimant or potential claimant who wishes to ensure that a [potential] defendant’s assets remain available pending the enforcement of a court judgment.
Price escalation clauses in construction contracts
Nov 25, 2022 · A price escalation clause (or ‘cost escalation clause’) is a contractual mechanism that facilitates the contractor passing on increased overheads to the employer. The contractor retains the ability to adjust the contract price in line with the fluctuating costs of raw materials in the market and other elements of the works at the time ...