The Message: An employer is not generally liable for the unlawful acts of an independent contractor.
The Case: The court considered which parties the claimant could sue and what damages could be recovered, for damage caused to manufacturing equipment by dust during building works in Tinseltime v Roberts and others.
Read morePublished in Charities Appeals Supplement, Summer 2011.
Download PDFThe Message: Failure to comply with the strict requirements of a contract may be fatal.
The Case: The Court of Appeal has decided whether a buyer of development land can rely on a technical breach to free itself from an uncommercial contract in Barratt London North v JM Rowe Investments (12.05.11).
Read moreZahra Kanani charts recent developments in tax policy. First published in Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal, May 2011.
Download PDFThe Message: Parties should ensure they serve all their witness evidence before trial
The Case: Litigation between Nottinghamshire and City of Nottingham Fire Authority and Gladman Commercial Properties (20.04.11) raised the issue of whether important evidence should be allowed some time after the case has started.
Read moreThe Message: There are strict time limits for bringing property claims
Read moreThe Message: Commercial property agents have to be sure who their client is.
The Case: The High Court has determined whether an agent can recover commission on securing a property for a party with whom it did not have a direct contract (Lorenz Consultancy v Fox-Davies Capital, 17.03.11).
Read morePublished in STEP Journal, April 2011.
Download PDFAddresses the issues that will be of immediate interest to anyone in the property arena. Published in Property Law Journal, 4 April 2011.
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