Nathan Talbott, Head of Commercial Litigation at Wright Hassall, dissects the recent report by the Committee of Public Accounts and shares his thoughts on what HMRC needs to do to rebuild public trust

Parminder Takhar, Senior Associate discusses the story of the Royal Nawaab and highlights how it provides several lessons for anyone involved in the disposal or acquisition of a commercial venture.

Welcome to the February edition of our newsletter, bringing you a curated selection of insightful articles from across our Business Group. This month, we cover key legal updates and trends across Employment Law, Corporate (including VAT) Law, Business Immigration Law and Commercial Law, alongside a guest appearance from our Commercial Litigation team.

In this podcast, Patrick McCullum, Senior Associate and Shivani Pandya, Solicitor in our Commercial team discuss ways in which you can review your T&Cs and contracts by providing examples such as cashflow, legislative changes, data protection, relevant training and future-proofing your business.

Based on the current law, parties can now apply more commercial pressure and consider the wider context of the project as a whole when deciding upon or challenging the contractual liquidated damages figure for culpable delay.

We were instructed on behalf of a commercial landlord who was seeking to take back possession of its premises because the tenant was not paying rent. The tenant was in substantial arrears, but was continuing to carry on a restaurant business from the premises.

With no clear path yet determined for our exit from the European Union, many commercial tenants could have been forgiven for watching the dispute between the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and its landlord, Canary Wharf, with their fingers crossed.

Jon Blood is an experienced commercial property consultant and director at Leamington Spa-based Wareing & Company. Here he talks to us about why delivering social experiences is part of the way forward for our high streets, and why a solution to the high street isn’t a one size fits all solution.

In this episode of Real Estate Rundown, our Commercial Real Estate experts, David Slade and Andrew Jones, discuss the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 and the significant changes proposed by the Law Commission in their recent consultation paper.

Coronavirus is causing untold difficulties and strain on the life of many businesses. As a result, boards of directors across the country are being asked many unexpected questions. Details of commercial contracts, employment and HR-related issues such as furlough, and the financing of a business are all high on the agenda.