In order to establish that an unauthorised use or dealing in a product or process amounts to infringement of a patent it is necessary to prove that:•a...
This Practice Note provides an introduction to arbitration and its key features, with a particular focus on arbitration under the law of England and...
As of exit day (31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has entered an...
Brexit: The UK's departure from the EU on exit day ie Friday 31 January 2020 has implications for practitioners considering the use of ADR as it may...
As of exit day (31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has entered an...
Traders seeking to rely on force majeure provisions in their contracts with consumers for delays in performance caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19),...
A statutory declaration allows an individual to make a legal declaration confirming that something is true for the purposes of satisfying some legal...
We have assumed that:•the deed is a deed of participation to join a master trust pension scheme. The employer is the party which has already signed,...
A certified copy is an accurate, complete and current copy (usually a photocopy) of an original document. The certified copy will include a statement...
The requirements for variation of a deedIt was formerly a rule of common law that contracts entered into by way of deed could only be varied by deed....
A registered society is a body corporate with limited liability and its own legal personality, registered by the Financial Conduct Authority under the...
This Q&A deals with the question of whether a contract between a company and a third party which is entered into in breach of the company’s articles...
A power of attorney is a document which enables a person (the donee) to take steps as if those steps were taken by another person (the donor). It is...
Counterpart agreementsBoth deeds and contracts can be executed in counterparts. A counterpart essentially means a duplicate document. Every party to...