239 articles over 48 pages
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A decision which may make some see red?
22 November 2012Recently the European Court of Human Rights has said that the UK must implement measures to protect employees from dismissal on the grounds of their political opinions or affiliations, including extreme opinions that ‘offend, shock or disturb’. Reema Jethwa from our Employment Team explains.
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NEWS - Rawlison Butler LLP advises MacCarthy (Contracts) on its internal reorganisation and restructuring
21 November 2012MacCarthy (Contracts) Ltd., a new client to Rawlison Butler, is one of the world's leading aircraft interior specialists providing refurbishment and reconfiguration services for commercial airlines, general aviation and private customers for all types of fixed wing and rotary aircraft. Customers include British Airways, Emirates, Sri Lankan Airlines and Virgin Atlantic.
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Commercial agents – what happens when an agent doesn’t act “in good faith”?
21 November 2012In this article, Michael Axe from our Commercial Disputes Team examines two recent Court of Appeal cases which have considered whether an agent can always be terminated for a breach of its duty to act in good faith, and whether an agent can ever act for two competing principals.
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A tweet too far – internet libel under the microscope
20 November 2012Twitter has approximately 500 million active users and generates over 340 million tweets a day, but recent scandals have shone the public spotlight on this social media platform. Michael Axe from our Commercial Disputes Team examines the recent developments in the field of online defamation.
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Divorce, business and staying in control
20 November 2012When times are tough, it is not only business that suffers but all too often a marriage as well. Frequently the spouse and the business partner or fellow shareholder are one and the same. They then find themselves having to decide what to do about a business into which a huge amount of time and money has been invested.