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Focus on the benefits of adjudication

In this edition of our Commercial newswire, we focus on how adjudication can benefit businesses allied to the construction sector: Adjudication, whether under the Housing ...

Company directors twice as likely to be identity fraud victims – report reveals

A new report has revealed that company directors are more than twice as likely to fall victim to identity fraudsters. According to fraud prevention company ...

Choc Wars – KitKat fails to convince court that its product shape is distinctive

In a decade-long dispute between two global chocolate manufacturers, the London Court of Appeal has ruled that the KitKat bar is not sufficiently distinctive to ...

European Court advises on worker holiday entitlement

The European Court has advised on the rights of workers to holiday leave which, if upheld, could lead to significant costs for so called ‘gig ...

Taxman targets investment property sales

HMRC has lately been turning its spotlight on commercial property investors and, in particular, situations involving the non-payment of VAT where there is a transfer ...

Ignore enforcement safety notices at your peril

A company which ignored the warnings of a health and safety inspector has been handed fines totalling £90,000 by a Crown Court judge. Construction firm ...