Articles & Updates
Insurance cover - are you exposed
Date: 22 March 2012
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The last decade has seen a transformation in the way people take out insurance for all manner of risks including motor policies, property and medical insurance. The proliferation of price ...
Service via the social network - Service of claims using Facebook
Date: 20 March 2012
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Service: Dispute Resolution; ; Information Technology; Creative, Digital and Media
The High Court has made a recent ruling in the case of AKO Capital LLP & Another v TSF Derivatives & Others that a claim can be served via Facebook. ...
Media lawyers welcome new code for editors
Date: 06 January 2012
Publication: Legal Update
Service: Dispute Resolution
Two important changes to the Editors’ Code of Practice are now in force. The changes have been agreed by the Code of Practice Committee, journalists and the Press Complaints Commission. &...
Recruitment contracts: Alleged penalty clause enforced by the courts
Date: 17 October 2011
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Service: Dispute Resolution
It is not uncommon for clients of employment agencies and recruitment businesses to engage applicants directly who have previously been introduced to them by the business. Contractual clauses such as ...
Life changing settlement reached for Pannone's client
Date: 13 October 2011
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Service: Dispute Resolution
In late 2010 James Thackray, a partner in the Dispute Resolution Group at Pannone Solicitors, was instructed by an individual who was a director and 50% shareholder in a small private limited ...
Phone Hacking – Have you been affected?
Date: 10 October 2011
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Service: Dispute Resolution
As the telephone hacking scandal gathered pace over the summer, it has become clear that celebrities were not the only individuals whose mobile messages may have been hacked and intercepted.&...
Contravention of the Data Protection Act: Recent trends and financial penalties
Date: 11 August 2011
Publication: Legal Update
Service: Dispute Resolution
Introduction “Information is the currency of democracy”. So begins the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) Annual Report for 2010/11 published in July 2011. In this article we look at the data protection ...
Industry united in battle against online counterfeiting
Date: 23 June 2011
Publication: Legal Update
Service: Dispute Resolution
A memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) has established a code of practice amongst signatories in the fight against counterfeit goods sold over the internet. Effective as at 5 May 2011, the MOU promotes ...
Supreme Court abolishes the immunity of expert witnesses
Date: 11 May 2011
Publication: Legal Update
Service: Dispute Resolution
Expert witnesses will no longer have the protection of immunity from a claim against them in negligence. In the decision of Jones v Kaney, the Supreme Court has abolished the ...
Contract drafting: pitfalls and tips
Date: April 2011
Publication: Resolution
Service: Dispute Resolution
There are many problems that can arise once contracts have been drafted if sufficient consideration has not been given to the agreement the parties actually want to enter and the ...
Unresolved disputes: Changes to litigation funding could mean that now is the time to resolve old disputes
Date: April 2011
Publication: Legal Update
Service: Dispute Resolution
In previous editions of our Resolution newsletter we have looked at the review conducted by Lord Justice Jackson in relation to litigation costs. That review took over a year ...
AdWords - Say it with Flowers?
Date: April 2011
Publication: Legal Update
Service: Dispute Resolution; Creative, Digital and Media
The Advocate General of the European Court of Justice has delivered a formal opinion that Marks & Spencers use of Interflora's brand name as an AdWord on Google might well ...
Defamation Bill 2011
Date: March 2011
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Service: Dispute Resolution; Creative, Digital and Media
On 15th March 2011 the Coalition Government published its new defamation bill. If the bill becomes law, it will make a number of very significant changes to the laws of libel ...
The latest in Re Hastings-Bass: Get out of jail free card removed
Date: March 2011
Publication: Legal Update
Service: Dispute Resolution
The decisions handed down by the Court of Appeal last week in the two cases of Pitt v Holt and Futter v Futter have severely curtailed the scope of the ...
Negotiating a settlement: potential pitfalls
Date: January 2011
Publication: Resolution
Service: Dispute Resolution
Attempting to settle a dispute in its early stages can be difficult for many reasons, not least in dealing with the issues in dispute and the people and personalities involved. &...
Contracts need clear wording – beware of interpretation!
Date: 15 December 2010
Publication: Resolution
Service: Disputes Resolution
Ashley Lawson, Solicitor in Pannone's Commercial Litigation department looks at the case of Chartbrook Limited v Persimmon Homes Limited, where the interpretation of a payment formula cost Chartbrook £4 million. ...
Director’s duties - surviving the downturn
Date: 15 December 2010
Publication: Resolution
Service: Disputes Resolution
Dan Grindey, Partner in Pannone's Commercial Litigation team, looks at directors' duties when a company's fortunes deteriorate, and how they can be subjected to greater scrutiny and individual ...
Beware of commission clauses in letting contracts
Date: 15 December 2010
Publication: Resolution
Service: Disputes Resolution
Commercial landlords and letting agents would do well to learn the lessons which follow from a recent decision of the High Court on the fairness of commission arrangements. Duncan Lanser, ...
Late payment of debts should not be forgotten
Date: 15 December 2010
Publication: Resolution
Service: Disputes Resolution
Suzanne Carr, Associate in Pannone's Commercial Litigation department, looks at interest awards in light of the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act and why this should not be ...
New approach to litigation funding
Date: 15 December 2010
Publication: Resolution
Service: Disputes Resolution
The resolution of commercial disputes is important to any business at any time. In the midst of a recession, when other commercial considerations might take a backseat, it might be ...
Don`t settle your dispute too early - it could cost you money
Date: 15 December 2010
Publication: Resolution
Service: Disputes Resolution
Settling your dispute too early could cost you a lot of money. Andrew Anderson, Associate Solicitor in our Litigation team, looks at a case where a final settlement of £40,000 was ...
Risky business? Directors` duty of disclosure when seeking insurance
Date: 15 December 2010
Publication: Resolution
Service: Disputes Resolution
The external pressures on businesses in the current climate make it more important than ever for decision makers to reduce risk wherever possible. A key protection for any business is ...
Silent Witness
Date: 15 December 2010
Publication: Legal Update
Service: Disputes Resolution
Are ex-employees, called as potential witnesses in the course of litigation, released from their duty of confidentiality to their employer during disclosure? The answer is no ... A party is entitled ...
Litigation funding – what are your options?
Date: September 2008
Publication: Resolution
Service: Dispute Resolution
To a party embroiled in costly litigation or about to become so, inviting a capital-rich third party to fund the litigation in return for a share of the financial reward ...
Increased compliance requirements for the production and sale of goods to continue under new and proposed legislation
Date: September 2008
Publication: Resolution
Service: Dispute Resolution
On 26th May 2008 The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 came in to force replacing and overlapping with many provisions of the Trade Descriptions Act 1968 and Consumer Protection Act 1987. ...
Are your employment contracts in order?
Date: September 2008
Publication: Resolution
Service: Dispute Resolution
Employers across all industries and sectors are currently tightening their belts in order to survive the economic downturn. Many businesses are streamlining to cut costs and redundancies are rife. ...
Boom and Bust - again
Date: September 2008
Publication: Resolution
Service: Dispute Resolution
What better example of history repeating itself than the recent property boom and the current brutal crash? Whilst the current downturn has not yet reached the heights of the early 1990...
Introducing franchisor healthcheck
Date: September 2008
Publication: Resolution
Service: Dispute Resolution
In consultation with its diverse franchisor client-base, Pannone has launched its new Franchisor Healthcheck service, which helps franchisors and potential franchisors to preserve and develop the franchise opportunities they have ...