Commercial weekly highlights—9 August 2018

Published on: 09 August 2018

Published by: LexisPSL

Commercial weekly highlights—9 August 2018
In this issue:
Agency and distribution
Supreme Court—no liability to undisclosed principal for negligent misstatement (Banca Nazionale del Lavoro SPA v Playboy Club London Ltd)
Public procurement
Issues in public procurement: limitation, confidential information and abnormally low tenders (SRCL Ltd v National Heatlh Service Commissioning Board)
Court of justice examines legal limits on public procurement review procedures and damages claims (Hochtief AG v Budapest Főváros Önkormányzata)
Contracts
Court of Appeal confirms tests for implied terms relating to interest claims (Jaber v Ibrahim)
Implication of overarching agreement in banking relationship/duties of good faith (Standish v RBS)

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Consumer protection
Court of Justice ruling on whether a trade fair stand entered into off-premise contract with a consumer (Verbraucherzentrale Berlin eV v Unimatic Vertriebs GmbH)
Advertising, marketing and sponsorship
ASA rulings for 8 August 2018
Brexit
What will Brexit mean for franchisors and franchisees, and how to prepare?
Barnier says EU is seeking ‘ambitious partnership’ with the UK after Brexit
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Dates for your diary
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Article summary

This week’s edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes an examination of a Supreme Court decision in relation to undisclosed principals and negligent misstatements, a challenge to a public procurement exercise concerning waste collection services in the NHS and a Court of Appeal clarification on the law on implied terms relating to interest. It also includes analysis and predictions for what Brexit will mean for franchisors and franchisees. Sign in or take a trial to read the full analysis.