William KanaanJul 3, 2020Interpretation of "mandatory provision of law" in facility agreement The Court of Appeal was asked to interpret the expression "in order to comply with any mandatory provision of law" contained in a...
William KanaanJul 3, 2020Duty to inform consumers about ADR entities in website terms and conditions The European Court of Justice (ECJ) delivered a judgment clarifying the duty on traders to inform consumers in their website terms and...
William KanaanJun 30, 2020Service of Papers During Lockdown A solicitor acting for a claimant served particulars of claim on 25 March (i.e. two days after lockdown) at an empty and closed office...
William KanaanJun 26, 2020Employer’s Duty to Conduct a COVID-19 risk assessmentCan an employer force an employee to return to the office? Pre-COVID 19, the short answer would be (in most cases) yes. If an employee...
William KanaanJun 26, 2020COVID-19: IPO announces date for end of "interrupted period"The Intellectual Property Office declared 24 March 2020, and all subsequent days until further notice, “interrupted days”. This means...
William KanaanJun 22, 2020Changes to Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme 1 July 2020From 1 July 2020, the UK Government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will be changing significantly. From that date, employees who have...
William KanaanJun 22, 2020Privilege – referring to the effect but not content of legal advice may constitute waiverThe High Court has determined that privilege had been waived by repeated references to the involvement of lawyers, even though the...
William KanaanJun 16, 2020COVID-19 and frustration of contractThe common-law doctrine of frustration of a contract applies where an unforeseen event occurs that is neither party’s fault but that...
William KanaanJun 16, 2020COVID-19 and force majeure clausesCommonly found in contracts, force majeure clauses can alter obligations and/or liabilities when an extraordinary event or circumstance...
William KanaanJun 15, 2020Vicarious liability and data protection - MorrisonsThe Supreme Court has ruled that Morrisons, the supermarket company, was not vicariously liable for the actions of an employee who...