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Today our CCJ removal solicitors discuss the prevention and removal of CCJ’s. A CCJ is a formal order provided by the court, meaning that an individual or other legal entity – commonly referred to as the ‘judgment debtor’, has a debt to pay. The CCJ is entered in a Register of Judgments which is…
What is the legal position where a business contract or other legal agreement can no longer be honoured by one of the contracting parties as a result of the coronavirus lockdown? To what extent will the COVID-19 crisis provide a legal excuse or defence to a party who is left unable to perform a contract…
The legal principle known as economic duress will entitle a party to avoid a contract where they can prove they entered into it due to illegitimate economic pressure applied on them by the other contracting party. Commonly, economic duress claims will arise where one party is in financial difficulty and the other party seeks to…
GDPR The new and strengthened data protection regime of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will require businesses to adjust their approach to data protection legal compliance. Compliance failures can lead to compensation claims by individuals as well as the levying of much tougher penalties by the ICO. What rights to compensation under the GDPR…
Further assurance clauses are common in commercial contracts, in particular in share purchase agreements that give effect to the sale of a company. A further assurance clause typically requires one or more of the contracting parties to do such acts as may be required to give effect to the contract. Further assurance clauses are particularly…
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will take effect as of 25 May 2018, replacing the current statutory data protection regime of the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA). Controllers and processors of personal data within EU Member States will be subject to the GDPR and should be aware of the various changes to data protection…
Businesses and individuals alike being asked to guarantee, or provide an indemnity in relation to, another party’s obligations need to understand that guarantees and indemnities are different creatures. What features set them apart from one another and what are the practical consequences of the distinction? Briefly, an indemnity is a promise by one party to…
Pre-Action Protocols supplement the Civil Procedure Rules and exist to promote the resolution of civil disputes without the need for court proceedings. There are specific protocols that apply to certain types of civil dispute, as well as a general catch-all protocol for civil disputes that are not subject to a specific protocol. On 1 October…
Assignment of a UK registered trade mark is a way of transferring legal ownership of the trade mark from one person to another. The most common method of transferring UK trade mark ownership is by assignment under UK law. Trade mark assignment Section 24(3) of the Trade Marks Act 1994 provides that a registered trade…
South Bank Legal’s company restoration solicitors specialise in restoring struck off companies to the register. Companies can be struck from the register for a variety of reasons. A common reason for striking off a company is its failure to file annual accounts or a confirmation statement. Whatever the reason, the unintended striking off of a…
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