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Top 10 Tips for Effective Debt Recovery
10 Mar 2012Before contracting, know exactly who you are contracting with – company, consumer, partnership or sole trader? Set appropriate credit limits (and stick to them!) but review them regularly and monitor payment histories closely – you want to be first in the queue if things go wrong! Make sure new customers are aware of (and acknowledge) [...]
Changes to the legal system
22 Jun 2011The Ministry of Justice has issued proposals under a new consultation, to modernise the civil justice system, ‘creating a simpler, quicker and more proportionate system’. This is part of Justice Minister Ken Clarke’s view that with no major reform in 15 years, the justice system is ‘out of kilter’. The proposed changes come in addition [...]
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‘Without prejudice’ and how to use it
09 Mar 2011Clients often wonder what exactly ‘Without prejudice’ (“WP”) means and / or when to mark communications accordingly. Statements made in a genuine attempt to settle an existing dispute should not be put before the court as evidence of admissions of wrongdoing and are privileged in that they are private between the parties. Generally, they cannot [...]
Retain Title - Retain Profits
11 Feb 2011Purchasers and suppliers of goods should look carefully at the terms of the contracts they are entering into. A clause commonly included in contracts for the sale of goods is retention of title (“RoT”). An RoT clause alters the usual position that ownership (or “title”) of goods passes on delivery. Instead, the supplier retains ownership [...]