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December

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Online Sales Restrictions in Vertical Agreements

05/12/22

Up to 01 June 2022, the 2010 EU Vertical Agreements Block Exemption ("VBER") applied to vertical agreements in the UK, since the VBER was retained in UK law following the UK's exit from the EU. This provided parties to vertical agreements (agreements entered between businesses operating at…

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November

Legal Article

North West businesses forecast revenue growth in 2023

08/11/22

Eighty-five per cent of North West-based small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) are confident their revenue will grow over the next 12 months despite the challenging economic conditions, according to new research by law firm, Forbes Solicitors. UK expansion, organic growth, and research and…

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October

Legal Article

IncoTerms®: Delivery and Risk in International Trade

31/10/22

This International Trade Week, Forbes Solicitors will be focusing on international trade and some important issues to consider in the course of international trade or dealing with an international company, the first instalment of which involves the IncoTerms®, delivery and risk in international…

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Product Regulation Strategy 2022 - 2025

26/10/22

On 31 August 2022, the Office for Product Safety and Standards ("OPSS"), the UK's product regulator, published its Product Regulation Strategy 2022 - 2025 (the "Strategy") which aims to modernise the UK's regulatory framework to protect customers, the environment and bring it…

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IR35 reforms are repealed by Government, what does this mean?

03/10/22

Within the mini-budget, the Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has announced that the UK government will scrap the 2017 and 2021 reforms to the IR35 off-payroll working rules. As part of the changes and subject to certain criteria being met, HMRC transferred responsibility for assessing whether someone was…

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September

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Commercial Retrofit - The New 'Hot' Topic for Construction Projects

21/09/22

The UK Green Building Council ("UKGBC") have published a guide to support industry to retrofit the UK's poorly performing commercial buildings. From 2023, every commercial building in the UK will require an energy performance certificate ("EPC") which rates its energy…

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June

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Product safety... are you complying with the law and are you protected?

21/06/22

If you make, import, distribute or sell consumer products in the UK, you are responsible for making sure that they are safe for consumers to use and to follow any legal requirements required in relation to ensuring the product is safe. If you do not comply with these legal obligations and products are…

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May

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Construction companies struggling with under-priced contracts as costs increase

19/05/22

As the height of the pandemic continues to recede, contractors still face several ongoing issues, including sky-high materials prices and staff shortages. Construction cost inflation in 2022 is currently unprecedented, and after having decades of price stability in the supply of labour and materials,…

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March

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The New Draft Vertical Agreements Block Exemption Order

14/03/22

On 21 February 2022, the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial ("BEIS") published its awaited draft of The Competition Act 1998 (Vertical Agreements Block Exemption) Order 2022 ("draft VABEO") which will replace retained EU law - the retained Vertical Agreements Block…

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Confidential Information and Employment Tribunal proceedings

04/03/22

When an employee leaves your employment what do you do to ensure that they have returned all your confidential information? Most employers rely on either a contract of employment setting out the obligations on an employee to return company property on exit or on asking an employee to provide a written…

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February

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Commercial Law Update

28/02/22

There have been a number of developments recently within Commercial law, from updates on electronic execution of documents, the Brexit Bill that has come into place and new cases that have come to light updating the law. We have provided a brief overview on each update below. Electronic Execution…

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Smart Contracts shall we embrace them or hold off for now?

28/02/22

Smart contracts are said to be the next revolution of contracts. Although a smart contract sounds like a legal instrument, a smart contract is actually a computer program that performs a task when triggered by the occurrence of a predetermined event. Smart contracts live on blockchain, which processes…

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Starting an eCommerce Business? What are the Legal Considerations?

21/02/22

When establishing an eCommerce business, there are several factors that ought to be taken into consideration, such as business structure, market research and scalability, brand creation, and domain name registration. However, eCommerce businesses also have legal responsibilities just as much as any…

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January

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Going after developers for the cladding crisis - is this enough?

27/01/22

Michael Gove has written a letter to the residential property developer industry requiring developers to agree a plan of action by early March including remediating unsafe cladding on 11-18 metre buildings, currently estimated to be £4 billion. Developers are warned that they must pay to fix the…

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