Tag Archives: Legal Advice

Court v Mediation: The best path to Dispute Resolution

Com­mer­cial dis­putes are inev­it­able. There are com­mon fea­tures to all dis­putes — one party is more wrong than right; one or both parties will incur costs; a lot of time and effort goes into resolv­ing most disputes.

Business Scams and Sharp Practice

54% of busi­nesses have been a vic­tim of fraud or online crime and a sig­ni­fic­ant 26% of busi­nesses are deterred from buy­ing and selling online because of the fear and risk of online fraud.”

Unfair /​Restrictive Terms

A firm of sur­vey­ors bought a second-​hand Rolls Royce from a Car Dealer, which developed ser­i­ous defects after 2,000 miles. Held: the buyer was a ‘con­sumers’ as, to buy in the course of a busi­ness, “the buy­ing of cars must form part of the buyer’s busi­ness ”.