Dispute Resolution & Litigation

 

Damage caused to businesses by Unlawful means Conspiracy
26 November 2014
Conspiracy

The law of economic torts in England provides a flexible cause of action to address all sorts of damage caused to businesses. When a person or business intentionally interferes with another party’s business and causes economic loss, that unlawful activity may be addressed by utilising a long standing action in the law of torts known as unlawful means conspiracy. It is one of the pillars of economic torts. Our London Solicitors comment.

Competitors and Employees - Avoiding procuring Breaches of Employment Contracts
11 February 2014
Commercial & Business Law Nic Drukker

If a competitor or other third party has induced an employee to intentionally commit wrongdoing or act detrimentally to your business, then you might have recourse to a legal remedy and potential damages under the tort of inducing breach of contract, or procuring breach of contract in modern parlance.

Cybercrime, Fraud and the risk to Small and Medium sized Businesses
9 January 2014
Fraud David Wheeler

Small and medium sized businesses face a greater risk of cybercrime and online fraud than larger enterprises. In this article, we discuss why smaller businesses are being targeted, how cyberattacks can be avoided using effective monitoring and the steps that should be taken if you discover that your business is at risk.

Quick Guide to the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court
14 October 2013 Updated: 23 March 2015
Intellectual Property Leigh Ellis

In this quick guide to the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, we discuss some of the distinctive characteristics of the specialist Court and why many small and medium sized businesses can benefit from the streamlined procedure and financial limitations imposed to assert and enforce IP claims.

Distribution of Email and the Data Protection Act
14 July 2013
Data Protection & Privacy
Novation and Assignment of Contract Rights
1 May 2008 Updated: 13 November 2012
Terms of Contracts

Fundamental principles of law prevent contracting parties from assigning contractual rights to another person. Should a contracting party wish to assign its rights to a third party, the agreement of the person to take on the responsibilities in the contract is required.