Insights

27th October 2016

The inability to recover costs you pay to your own advisors during the course of an adjudication is one of the pitfalls of the process, particularly in lower value disputes. Many of you will have read encouraging noises in the construction press and online about costs recovery, prompted by a recent case amusingly titled Lulu Construction v Mulalley & Co Ltd [2016] EWHC 1852. I’ve read some of the same material, and I hate to break it to you, but let’s just say that some commentators have a vested interest in being ‘economical with the truth’.

17th October 2016

There has been some relief for British businesses following a recent announcement by HM Treasury which confirmed that organisations which are successfully awarded EU funding will have that funding guaranteed beyond the date of the UK's departure from the EU

13th October 2016

While there is much media about how various industry sectors will be affected by Brexit, little has been said about commercial agents.

13th October 2016

Iain Garfield explains a recent European Court decision about the need to change the 'open-access' policy businesses have towards accessible Wi-Fi

13th October 2016

BPE Solicitors is celebrating several promotions and appointments among its senior team, including six new Partners.

11th October 2016

Commercial team Partner, Iain Garfield attempts to answer the question as to whether UK businesses need to worry about getting to grips with the General Data Protection Regulation