Dispute Resolution

Over the last few years, drones have become increasingly popular among both individuals and businesses (such as for photography purposes and delivery use), and the drone market is particularly lucrative. If you already fly a drone, or if you’re thinking about flying one, you will be interested to know that the UK has announced new […]

Over the past week the news of Marks & Spencer suing Aldi for infringing its trade marked “Colin the Caterpillar” cake has dominated the headlines. M&S launched its beloved caterpillar-shaped chocolate cake back in the 90’s and has multiple registered trade marks over “Colin the Caterpillar”, giving it the exclusive right to use of “Colin […]

The recent case of Summerfield Browne Limited -v- Waymouth is a cautionary tale for customers who post negative reviews about goods or services which they have received. In that case, Mr Waymouth instructed Summerfield Browne, a firm of solicitors, to enforce a Court Order that he had obtained. He was not happy with Summerfield Browne’s […]

According to a BBC report, Pimlico Plumbers (Pimlico), a large plumbing firm in London, plans to rewrite all of its worker’ contracts to require them to be vaccinated against coronavirus. The firm has since clarified that it will not be forcing existing members of staff to be vaccinated. However, once vaccinations are readily available, it […]

On 15 January 2021, the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in the FCA Business Interruption Insurance (BII) case. A copy of the full judgment can be viewed here. In short, the Supreme Court largely agreed with the decision of the High Court given on 15 September 2020 and found in favour of the FCA […]

On Wednesday 9 December 2020 the Government announced that commercial tenants who are unable to pay their rent will now be protected from eviction on the grounds of  non-payment of rent until 31 March 2021. The ban, set out in section 82(1) of the Coronavirus Act 2020 (the Act), was previously due to expire on […]

In a bid to reduce the devastating impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on UK businesses and in particular to SMEs, the government launched a number of loan schemes earlier this year, including the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme and the Bounce Back Loan Scheme. These schemes were introduced with the aim of providing some much-needed […]

A major shock to the insurance sector was received on 15 September 2020 when the High Court handed down judgment in the test case brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (the FCA) in relation to business interruption insurance. The FCA represented those businesses who claimed to be entitled to a pay-out. Opposing the FCA, eight […]

The recent High Court case of Wales (t/a Selective Investment Services) v CBRE Managed Services Limited and Aviva is a timely reminder for all litigants that the refusal to engage in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) can result in severe financial consequences. In that case Mr Wales, an independent financial adviser, pursued a claim for £205,000 […]

The “Wagatha Christie Scandal” dominated headlines towards the end of last year following the social media fall-out between Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy. For those not familiar with the story, Coleen Rooney wrote a series of posts on Twitter accusing Rebekah Vardy of leaking personal information about her to the Sun newspaper; this was on […]

On 30 June 2020, the government released updated guidance and recommendations on what they deem as ‘responsible contractual behaviour in the performance and enforcement of contracts’ in the Covid-19 pandemic. The full guidance can be viewed here. In the guidance, the government encourages all parties to ‘act responsibly and fairly, support the response to Covid-19 […]

England had been in “lockdown” for more than 100 days when the High Court heard submissions from both parties in the crowdfunded judicial review case known as The Queen on the application of Dolan -v- The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (1) The Secretary of State for Education (2) concerning a challenge […]