News and Events

Page 13 of 14« First «...5 6 7 8 9 10 11 121314

LANDLORDS NEED TO STAY IN TOUCH AND MOVE QUICKLY IF TENANT GOES BUST

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

Birmingham Post Thursday 5th March 2009 The knock-on effect of the deepening recession is causing pain to commercial landlords who find they must stand in line for their money behind the banks, the taxman and other secured lenders when tenants go bust, according to a Birmingham-based real estate lawyer. Hill Hofstetter associate Dawn Reynolds, head [...]

AGENCY LAW – YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

Friday, February 27th, 2009

Agency Law – Your Questions Answered…

Posted in Commercial Disputes - Tech

EMPLOYMENT NEWS: Data Protection Update

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

Please find attached our latest update on recent developments in the field of data protection, written by Jessica Sharp who specialises in data protection issues here at Hill Hofstetter. Please feel free to distribute to whomever amongst your colleagues deals with data protection issues.

MEDIATION IS A BETTER SOLUTION

Friday, February 20th, 2009

Birmingham Post Supplement – Rescue, Recovery, Renewal Friday 20th February 2009 Cost-savvy companies should be using mediation and other measures to defuse contractual clashes that threaten to escalate into expensive legal action, according to Birmingham-based commercial litigator Adam Sturt. Rather than pelt problems with cash and management resources in long and costly court cases, companies [...]

LENDERS REPOSSESS WITH LEGAL SHORT-CUT

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

Birmingham Post Thursday 19th February 2009 A growing number of mortgage lenders are responding to the credit crisis by using a legal short cut that entitles them to repossess property without a court order, according to a leading Midlands real estate lawyer. An Act of Parliament dating back more than 80 years allows – in [...]

COURT RULING AGAINST RBS COULD HAVE REPERCUSSIONS, SAY LEGAL EXPERTS

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

Birmingham Post Wednesday 4th February 2009 The loss of a landmark court case could heap fresh misery on to the Royal Bank of Scotland, which is widely expected to unveil Britain’s biggest annual banking losses when it reports later this month. The injunction could also mean huge costs for many other bank offices and branches [...]

EMPLOYMENT NEWS: The Goods and Services provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995

Monday, February 2nd, 2009

In this newsletter we look at the duties imposed on service providers under the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA).

ASBESTOS LIABILITY – WHICH INSURER PAYS?

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

Practical Law Company (PLC) Magazine Tuesday 27th January 2009 The nine week trial of six test cases in the High Court in summer 2008 led to judgment on 21 November 2008 in favour of the claimants who were successful in obtaining a declaration clarifying how employers’ liability (EL) policies should respond to mesothelioma (the disease [...]

EMPLOYMENT NEWS: Workers accrue holiday entitlement during long term sick leave

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

In this newsletter we look at the ongoing confusion regarding holidays and sick leave.

THERE IS SUCH A THING AS BAD PUBLICITY

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

Birmingham Post Tuesday 20th January 2009 The return of Jonathan Ross to his late-night TV chat show will be studied with interest by media buffs and brand experts keen to gauge public reaction to the prodigal’s homecoming, as reputation management specialist Darren Smith explains. The outbreak of “foot in mouth” disease that afflicted Jonathan Ross [...]