marcuscleaver · Herculito Maritime Ltd v Gunvor International BV [2024] UKSC 2 A pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden is background for our case this week as the Supreme Court is asked whether the owner of the goods being shipped should be responsible for
marcuscleaver · JTI Polska v Jakubowski [2023] UKSC 19 Under what circumstances should the Supreme Court change their mind about a previous decision? uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
marcuscleaver · Sara & Hossein Asset Holdings Ltd. v Blacks Outdoor Retail Ltd. [2023] UKSC 2 After a dispute arose about the service charge payable on a commercial lease, the Supreme Court was asked to provide an interpretation that was legally sound and also made
marcuscleaver · Harcus Sinclair LLP v Your Lawyers Ltd [2021] UKSC 32 When a law firm decided to collaborate with one firm instead of another, the practice that had been shunned tried to enforce a restraint of trade clause in a non-disclosure agreement. The question
marcuscleaver · Peninsula Securities Ltd v Dunnes Stores Ltd [2020] UKSC 36 In order to attract a major retailer to his new shopping centre Mr Shortall agreed that Dunnes Stores would not have any competitors on the site. After a few years and with the
Buy the full course here: https://gum.co/msvdq A commercial law update for this academic year that covers topics surrounding Brexit including: requirement of import/export licences Economic Operator Registration Identification (EORI) number applying customs, excise and VAT procedures tariffs UK Conformity Assessed (UKCA) Reconsidering mutual recognition Compliance
In contract law, terms can be created or modified either orally or in writing but what happens when a contract specifically excludes oral modifications? Does a subsequent oral modification cancel out that original clause or would the modification be invalid? In this episode we find
The way that damages are worked out in a case can have a huge impact on both the claimant and the defendant. Add to this that the courts are often making their own best estimates and the whole outcome can become incredibly uncertain. In this
What is the nature of the relationship between a director and their respective company? In this case an argument was made under the Limitation Act 1980 that it is analogous to the relationship between a trustee and beneficiary. For the claimant such a finding would
On 15th September 2008 Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy and became the most high profile casualty of the financial crisis that rocked the global economy. Nearly a decade on and the repercussions are still being felt in the legal and political climate. This case in