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Insights and opinions on the latest law, legislation and policies.
When is a contract written in stone?
Andrew Cromby, Partner at Weightmans LLP, considers whether the terms of any contract can truly be said to be fixed.
BREAKING NEWS: Weightmans secures planning judicial review victory for Wirral hotelier
The firm represented Thornton Hall Hotel, claimants in a case against Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council..
Communication breakdowns could leave sporting bodies with heavy penalties
Technology can be used to enhance sporting performance and make competitions fairer, but there are also major legal risks. Bruce Ralston examines some…
The Chancellor’s view for a post Brexit UK Financial Services Market
The Lord Chancellor, Philip Hammond’s speech delivered on 7 March 2018 from Canary Wharf has gone some way to clarifying the UK Government’s vision…
BREAKING NEWS: Weightmans secures court victory for business targeted in online hate campaign
Law firm successful in bringing years of online abuse to an end after six day trial
Hard, soft or somewhere in the middle: the effects and implications of Brexit in the Public Sector
The effects of Brexit on social housing, and the public sector workforce, shared services and the environment, are broad and uncertain. What will…
Uber drivers are workers, confirms EAT
The EAT has confirmed that drivers for Uber are not ‘self-employed’ service providers but are engaged as workers by the company
GDPR: what to do when a data breach occurs
The General Data Protection Regulation will introduce strict new reporting and record-keeping requirements in relation to data breaches.