| Whose terms of Business apply ? - 11/08/2010 |
| The High Court has recently settled the famous “battle of forms” and declared a new winner – which will typically be the customer. Suppliers beware! Most businesses will be familiar with the famou... (More) |
| RETENTION OF TITLE CLAUSES - 11/08/2010 |
| Getting your goods back when a customer goes bust has just got even more difficult for many suppliers following a High Court ruling that so-called “all monies” clauses do not work if the customer is e... (More) |
| Invalid exclusion clauses - 20/05/2010 |
| A software company has been forced to pay substantial damages to a customer because its software was not of satisfactory quality and not fit for the purpose, despite contractual terms excluding warran... (More) |
| First time buyer and can’t afford to get onto the property ladder? - 17/05/2010 |
| The phase "Shared Ownership" often provokes a negative response, and often the phase gets confused with old style "council housing" and is therefore disregarded without consideration. However, shared... (More) |
| First time buyer stamp duty exemption, are you entitled to claim it? - 10/05/2010 |
| In the March 2010 budget the Chancellor announced that legislation in the Finance Bill 2010 will give first time buyers relief from paying stamp duty on purchases of properties up to the value of £25... (More) |
| Partnership Agreements - Why bother ?? - 05/05/2010 |
| A Partnership is defined as any relationship which exists between persons carrying on a business in common with a view to making a profit and all such Partnerships in England and Wales are governed ... (More) |
| Simplify your Company Administration - 05/05/2010 |
| New laws which came into force on 1st October 2009 could put an end to a lot of the red tape involved in running a private company, but remarkably few companies have taken advantage of the relaxation... (More) |
| "Subject to Contract ??" - 04/05/2010 |
| Depending on the exact facts of particular negotiations, the courts may decide that there is a contract between the parties even when the parties themselves believed that their negotiations were still... (More) |
| The Bribery Act 2010 - 24/04/2010 |
| The Bribery Act was passed by parliament before it was dissolved and will come into force as soon as it receives Royal Assent. The Act makes it illegal to offer or accept bribes. Although most ... (More) |
| Breach of Confidence - 24/04/2010 |
| If you breach a formal, contractual promise of confidentiality for your own benefit, you will be liable for damages. The damages can be assessed either as the profit you made by abusing the confide... (More) |
| Privacy - Election Campaigning - 24/04/2010 |
| In the next few weeks you will probably be bombarded with material from political parties using direct mail, email, SMS messaging, phone calls and automated phone messaging. If you would like to kn... (More) |
| Information Technology - Perpetual ? - 24/04/2010 |
| The High Court has ruled that a software licence described as being “perpetual” does not mean that it cannot be terminated, but merely that it is not for a limited period of time. Many buyers of sof... (More) |
| Consumer Law - Distance Selling - 24/04/2010 |
| If a consumer exercises their right to cancel a distance selling contract (e.g. a contract made over the internet), the supplier must refund the value of the goods and any delivery costs paid by the c... (More) |
| Trade Mark Registration - 24/04/2010 |
| The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has permitted the registration of a trade mark, “Bulldog”, for health drinks, despite objections from Red Bull that the mark was being registered in bad faith an... (More) |
| Seminar to Business Owners delivered - 09/03/2010 |
| Partner Douglas Iles and the Dunham Law corporate team presented a seminar at the new and impressive MK Dons football Stadium last week. Subjects covered at the seminar included tips and advice to bus... (More) |
| £22m deal with RBS - 08/03/2010 |
| £22m deal with RBS... (More) |
| The Emerging Strands of Discrimination - 08/12/2008 |
Since the introduction of further anti-discrimination laws, there has been a rapid growth in the complexity of the law that employers need to consider in their management of staff.
• What do ... (More) |
| Improvements to the Theme Park that is VAT - 08/12/2008 |
Quote:
Lord Justice Sedley in the case of Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group plc v Customs & Excise Commissioners [2002]
“Beyond the everyday world ………………….. lies the world of V... (More) |
| Disposal of Woodhouse at Princethorpe Limited - 05/12/2008 |
| The Dunham Solicitors corporate team, led by Dean Dunham, has completed the sale of the Woodhouse Hotel for £1.5 million.... (More) |
| Disposal of Sibley Haulage - 05/12/2008 |
| The Dunham Solicitors Corporare Team, led by Dean Dunham, has completed the sale of Sibley Haulage to Swains Haulage. The sale was completed in an extremely short period of time due to the April tax d... (More) |
| Acquisition of Konaware Inc - 05/12/2008 |
| The Dunham Solicitors corporate team, led by Dean Dunham, has completed the acquisition of Konaware Inc, a US corporation based in California. The Dunham team was instructed by the US subsidiary of Se... (More) |
| Being 'duly diligent' - 23/09/2008 |
| Anybody buying a business is taking a big risk. Exactly how a business is run, how well its affairs have been managed, what skeletons it may have lurking in a cupboard are things which the purchaser ... (More) |
| New CGT Rules - 18/09/2008 |
| Many private companies have... (More) |
| Rates Relief compounds property market difficulties - 17/09/2008 |
| Changes to Empty Property Rates Relief (EPR) came into force on 1 April. The Government's stated objectives are to provide commercial property owners with a positive incentive to bring vacant shops,... (More) |
| TUPE advice for large international company - 03/12/2007 |
| The Dunham employment team, led by Fiona Hewitt, have advised a large international company on TUPE following a major restructure.... (More) |
| Disposal of ICAS - 02/12/2007 |
| The Dunham Corporate team, led by Keith Lewington advised on the disposal of ICAS for £25 million.... (More) |
| Disposal of Matchett Group - 02/12/2007 |
| The Dunham Law corporate team, led by Dean Dunham advised on the disposal of The Matchett Group to Wilmington PLC. The transaction is worth up to £25 million, with £9.6m being paid on completion and t... (More) |
| Acquisition of Nycourt Limited - 09/09/2007 |
| The Dunham Corporate Team acted for MGP Chromocraft Limited on the acquisition of Nycourt Limited... (More) |
| Acquisition of Wakefind Limited - 09/09/2007 |
| The Dunham Corporate Team acted for Alenco Inductries Limited on the acquisition of Wakefind Limited... (More) |
| Acquisition of Advanced Interiors Limited - 09/09/2007 |
| The Dunham Corporate Team acted for Howard Sandcliffe Investments 5 Group on the Acquisition of Advanced Interiors Limited.... (More) |
| Funding for Encore Limited - 09/09/2007 |
| The Dunham Banking team acted for HSBC and HSBC Invoice Financing on a funding deal for Encore Limited... (More) |
| Acquisition of Kingston Insulation (Bedford) Limited - 09/09/2007 |
| The Dunham Corporate Team acted for the purchaser of Kingston Insulation (Bedford) Limited... (More) |
| $60.2m acquisition of EU Energy - 30/01/2007 |
| $60.2m acquisition of EU Energy... (More) |
| AIM listing of UMC Energy - 30/01/2007 |
| AIM listing of UMC Energy... (More) |
