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Dukeminster Limited –v- West End Investments (Cowell Group) Limited – a 1954 Act "workout"
07 Dec 2018
The recent County Court Case of Dukeminster Limited –v- West End Investments (Cowell Group) Limited has provided everyone involved with 1954 Act lease renewals with further interesting guidance on the workings of the Act.
WBD hires intellectual property trade mark lawyer into its Leeds office
07 Dec 2018
Transatlantic law firm, WBD has hired trade mark lawyer, Robin Richardson, to join its expanding Leeds-based Intellectual Property (IP) team.
Illegal dividends are illegal
06 Dec 2018
Dividends that constitute unlawful distributions are illegal at the point they are made and cannot be cured by subsequently treating them as remuneration.
The future of alternative dispute resolution?
06 Dec 2018
Alternative dispute resolution, also known as ADR, is often used in construction and professional negligence disputes.
In early December a working group of the Civil Justice Council published its ADR and Civil Justice Final Report, November 2018 which makes recommendations about ADR following the working group's review of the ways in which ADR is currently positioned within the civil justice system in England and Wales. In this article, we take a brief look at what ADR is, why it is used and the report's recommendations for the way forward.
In early December a working group of the Civil Justice Council published its ADR and Civil Justice Final Report, November 2018 which makes recommendations about ADR following the working group's review of the ways in which ADR is currently positioned within the civil justice system in England and Wales. In this article, we take a brief look at what ADR is, why it is used and the report's recommendations for the way forward.
Brexit: is the no deal still the default?
06 Dec 2018
Inevitably, current media focus is on the 5 day debate and 11 December vote in the House of Commons (HofC). However, The legislative framework within which that debate is taking place is explored below, with a particular emphasis on 21 January 2019 as the next crucial milestone date in the process.
WBD hosts first Informed Counsel Conference in London and Newcastle
06 Dec 2018
With two days packed full of actionable insights, together with topical legal and regulatory updates on the latest developments in commercial law, our inaugural Informed Counsel Conference gave GCs, Deputy GCs, Heads of Legal and their teams the opportunity to bounce questions off our experts and to network with their peers.
Implied term prevented employer dismissing employee on long-term disability benefits
06 Dec 2018
In Awan v ICTS UK Ltd (UKEAT/0087/18), the Employment Appeal Tribunal had to decide whether dismissing a disabled employee who was on long-term disability benefits was in breach of an implied contractual term.
WBD supporting UK trade mission to Boston
05 Dec 2018
WBD is supporting a UK trade mission travelling this week to Boston, Massachusetts to help businesses from the North of England explore opportunities for growth and collaboration.
Raft of Legal 500 award nominations for WBD
04 Dec 2018
WBD has been shortlisted for nine awards in the 2019 Legal 500 Awards.
