Crazy Little Thing called Costs
A cornerstone of our justice system is the principle that a party, who vindicates his rights through the court process, is entitled to have his legal costs of the action compensated by the losing…
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n 12 July 2016, the ruling body of the Labour Party, the National Executive Committee (the “NEC”) decided that Jeremy Corbyn, the current leader, need not obtain nominations from his colleagues…
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With investment opportunities sparse amid the country’s weakest economic expansion in a quarter century, Chinese firms reported an 18% jump in cash holdings during their latest quarter, the biggest…
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The Information Commissioner’s Office issued guidance on how a Freedom Of Information request made via Twitter could comply with the statutory requirements. A subsequent decision by the First Tier…
Read MoreRosenblatt act for CE and FD of Forterra Building Products Limited
Earlier this year Rosenblatt acted for Stephen Harrison and Shatish Dasani, the Chief Executive and Finance Director, of the UK’s second largest brickmaker, Forterra Building Products Limited…
Read MoreHigh Court ruled that an order for costs could be revised to include provision for a payment on account.
On 21 June 2016, a Judge, in handing down judgment at the hearing, ordered the claimant to pay the defendant’s costs. When counsel for both parties were subsequently seeking to agree the terms of…
Read MoreEmployment law implications of Brexit
In the run up to the EU Referendum held on 23 June 2016 one of the arguments focused on by the leave campaign was the amount of ‘red tape’ imposed on the United Kingdom by European law and the…
Read MoreRosenblatt Corporate team enjoys record period M&A and Private Equity deals
On 25 July 2016: Rosenblatt Solicitors, the City law firm, announced that its Corporate Team has enjoyed a record period of M&A and private equity transactions. The team, led by partner…
Read MorePokemon Go… Away?
Those on social media will already be aware of the gaming phenomenon of Pokemon Go, released recently in the US, and last week in the UK. For everyone else, start getting used to looking at the top…
Read MoreThe Ups and Downs of the Litigation Process
What clients should expect when they get involved with litigation, including seven handy tips The word “Justice” features heavily in the name of England’s High Court, and justice is what it…
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