From time to time, Blake Lapthorn solicitors' Commercial
Contracts team produces updates to keep you abreast of changes
in the law that may affect your business. Click on the links in the
below to read the latest news from the team.
10 May 2012Our Competition team looks at privilege in competition inquiries, inquires versus civil court proceedings and litigation privilege.
23 Mar 2012Our Finance group considers the implications of the recent decision in Proctor & Gamble v SCA Hygiene Products, which comes at a time when the number of reported cases on rectification would seem to have risen.
20 Jan 2012Our Franchising and IP teams consider a recent case that discussed whether a franchisor could require a franchisee to rebrand pursuant to a term in the franchise agreement and that raised some interesting issues for both sides.
13 Dec 2011Our Finance group highlights the recent Supreme Court decision that business common sense was not just a factor, but perhaps the primary factor in construing a commercial contract.
13 Dec 2011Blake Lapthorn's Competition team has recently acted for a client in the Competition Commission's investigation into the completed acquisition by the client of a business.