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Advena Limited: A Case Study
Advena Ltd provides regulatory and quality advice and consultancy to assist clients to bring their medical device and cosmetics products...

Richard Jenkins
Sep 1, 2015


Exclusion Clauses
In a recent court case, it was decided that numerous exclusions and limitations of liability by a supplier in its standard terms and...

Richard Jenkins
Aug 20, 2015


Terms and Conditions – Case Study
Battle of forms – Case Study Following our previous blog on Incorporating your terms and conditions, here is a case study on the...

Richard Jenkins
Jul 20, 2015


Interpretation of Contracts
In the above case, four out of the five judges upheld a clause in a 90 year lease which provided for an annual 10% increase in the cost...

Richard Jenkins
Jul 3, 2015


Force Majeure
What is Force Majeure? A French term meaning ‘superior or irresistible force’, it is a clause in contracts that essentially frees both...

Richard Jenkins
Jun 23, 2015


The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006
The EAT provides important TUPE clarification for transferors. In simple terms, where there is a transfer of an undertaking (which might...

Richard Jenkins
Jun 15, 2015


Good Faith in Commercial Contracts
You might be surprised to hear that English law has not historically implied an obligation on the parties to a contract to act in good...

Richard Jenkins
May 27, 2015


Clear Drafting For Contracts
Ministry of Plain English? Orwell’s rules for clear (legal) writing. I have had many occasions where clients have asked me to explain...

Richard Jenkins
May 13, 2015


Opportunity at Claric Legal
Do you want a role that offers: flexibility; a large percentage of what is billed to your clients; and the support of an established...

Richard Jenkins
May 7, 2015


Pre-action Disclosure Orders
Making Payments Inadvertently to the Wrong Account! If the account holder refuses to respond to a query from the bank, the bank is unable...

Richard Jenkins
May 1, 2015


Consumer Rights Act 2015 (CRA)
It will deal with and clarify: measures/remedies for when goods, digital content (eg online films, games, e-books) and services fail to...

Richard Jenkins
Apr 14, 2015


Do your contract terms reflect what is being delivered?
Technology contracts: creative relationships require creative agreements. Whilst the blog concentrates on Technology Contracts, the...

Richard Jenkins
Apr 7, 2015


Directors and Shareholders
It is important to understand such distinction as company law requires some decisions to be made by the directors in board meetings and...

Richard Jenkins
Apr 1, 2015


Stop the press! Claric Legal are in the Coventry Telegraph
Richard Jenkins from Claric Legal was featured in the Coventry Telegraph on 1st April 2015. He discussed why he set up the business and...

Richard Jenkins
Apr 1, 2015


Copyright
Normally, the individual or business who authored the work will own the copyright and is referred to as the ‘first owner of copyright’....

Richard Jenkins
Mar 26, 2015


Salt Engineering Limited: A Case Study
Salt Engineering Ltd has been established since 1945, and whilst ownership has changed on a couple of occasions, it continues to provide...

Richard Jenkins
Nov 11, 2014


Why Claric?
In addition to advising on the law, we are mindful of the fact that there are also commercial considerations. We endeavour not to get...

Richard Jenkins
Sep 18, 2014


Signatures on Simple Contracts
I am frequently asked questions about the signature (or lack of) on a simple contract (ie those contracts that do not need to be in the...

Richard Jenkins
Aug 27, 2014
Governing Law & Jurisdiction
What is a ‘Governing Law and Jurisdiction’ Clause? Most agreements, particularly those of an international nature, will have a ‘Governing...

Richard Jenkins
Jul 29, 2014
Commercial Property Leases
Introduction Renting commercial space can be a major commitment for a business. Indeed, the success or failure of a business may be...

Richard Jenkins
Jun 11, 2014
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