The response from insurers to claims for business interruption has largely been to decline cover, adopting an argument, amongst others, that it was not the intention of the policy of insurance to cover a pandemic scenario of the severity we have experienced.

How do you prove your professional negligence claim if the defendant keeps their ‘dirty laundry’ to themselves?

It is natural now for businesses to be wary about bringing a claim against someone who has done them wrong. The ugly combination of cost and risk has ensured more are just chalking problems up to experience rather than fighting their corner.

As a full-service law firm, we have undertaken work for private clients for nearly 180 years. We have a level of skill, knowledge and understanding that we are confident cannot be replicated elsewhere. The family law team at Wright Hassall has decades of experience providing expert help and advice.

For most businesses, a web presence is important because it allows customers and prospective customers to find you and the goods and services you offer. In today’s digital age, domain names are valuable business assets.

People start or buy, businesses for two main reasons: to do something they enjoy, and to make money. Most set off on their new journey full of optimism, seeing opportunities around every corner.

In business we all send many emails every day. Amongst the thousands of emails we send and receive every year, some may form contracts, some may be intended to change existing contractual arrangements and some may be guaranteeing obligations of third parties.

The recent decision in Garritt-Critchley v Ronnan is a stark reminder of the risks involved in refusing to engage in alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”). In this case the defendant repeatedly rebutted the claimant’s offers of mediation, resulting in a punitive costs order being made against them.

A recent appeal decision relating to the removal of an agricultural occupancy condition reflects the importance of ensuring that the asking price is realistic and that a proper marketing exercise is evidenced where this is a requirement of local planning policy.

If you have a professional negligence claim to bring against a surveyor, accountant, barrister, solicitor, architect, or other professional adviser, beware of the limitation periods.