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Estate agent entitled to commission even if completion did not take place Foxtons v O’Reardon, High Court

30 November 2011 | Paul Gershlick

Foxtons were sole agents for O’Reardon in respect of the sale of a £2.5m property. Foxtons introduced a purchaser. O’Reardon and the purchaser exchanged contracts for the sale, but the purchaser pulled...

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Estate agent’s failure to explain “sole agency” term meant it did not get commission for sale introduced by another agent – Great Estates Group v Digby, Court of Appeal

25 November 2011 | Paul Gershlick

GEG was appointed by Digby as its “sole agent” for the sale of Digby’s property: During the sole agency period, Digby received an introduction for a purchaser through another agent, and Digby sold...

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Estate agents should make sure their agreements cover sale of shares by the vendor rather than just sale of the property or they will not get commission –Estafnous v London & Leeds Business Centres Ltd, Court of Appeal

3 November 2011 | Simon Weinberg

Mr Estafnous (E) and London & Leeds Business Centres (L) had entered into an agreement by which L was to sell a property to a purchase that was introduced to L by E. Under the agreement, L was to pay...

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Employers: The Bribery Act is now in force – are you compliant?

1 July 2011 | Michael Delaney

If not, you need to act fast. I have outlined some of the ways employers can ensure they comply with the new Act - please click here. This article is only intended as guidance. There are many issues...

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The Bribery Act: what should employers be doing to ensure compliance?

17 June 2011 | Michael Delaney

The Bribery Act 2010 will come into force on 1 July. A bribe is defined in section 1 of the Act as “a financial or other advantage” offered, promised or given to “induce a person to perform improperly...

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European Commission consults on e-gaming

1 April 2011 | Mark Weston

The European Commission has released a Green Paper to consult on the current laws within the European Union relating to online gaming. Some recent cases brought before the European Court of Justice...

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Court takes differing views as to agent’s entitlement to commission according to two slightly different forms of words – Wollenberg v Casinos Austria International, High Court

4 March 2011 | Mark Weston

W was an expert on gaming industries. CAI wanted to expand its business into the UK and other countries. Under a 2005 agreement, W would be entitled to 4% of CAI’s equity in each UK project “introduced...

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Beware of making contracts by email!

15 February 2011 | Justine Ash | 1 comment

Today’s world sees lots of business being conducted via email. This is fine when both parties are aware of what they are doing . However, the recent Court of Appeal decision in the case of Nicholas...

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Rooney scores win by kicking image rights agreement into touch – Proactive Sports Management v Rooney and Stoneygate, High Court

23 July 2010 | Mark Weston

Wayne Rooney had assigned his image rights to S, to act on his behalf with negotiating sponsorship deals. P agreed with S whereby P would act on behalf of S for exploiting some those rights. The agreement...

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Software case highlights need to deal expressly with copyright ownership in contract if commissioner wants to own it – ICEL v Virrage, High Court

15 December 2009 | Mark Weston

ICEL and Virrage entered into an agreement regarding the development of infection control software for hospitals. One of Virrage’s directors had also been a director with LIS, a company that had not...

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Latest news and views tagged commission

Estate agent entitled to commission even if completion did not take place Foxtons v O’Reardon, High Court

Estate agent’s failure to explain “sole agency” term meant it did not get commission for sale introduced by another agent – Great Estates Group v Digby, Court of Appeal

Estate agents should make sure their agreements cover sale of shares by the vendor rather than just sale of the property or they will not get commission –Estafnous v London & Leeds Business Centres Ltd, Court of Appeal

Employers: The Bribery Act is now in force – are you compliant?

The Bribery Act: what should employers be doing to ensure compliance?

European Commission consults on e-gaming

Court takes differing views as to agent’s entitlement to commission according to two slightly different forms of words – Wollenberg v Casinos Austria International, High Court

Beware of making contracts by email!

Rooney scores win by kicking image rights agreement into touch – Proactive Sports Management v Rooney and Stoneygate, High Court

Software case highlights need to deal expressly with copyright ownership in contract if commissioner wants to own it – ICEL v Virrage, High Court

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