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WEBWalker Morris is a collection of diverse, talented, and specialist lawyers and professionals who provide highly tailored, long term, strategic legal advice to clients around the world. We encourage all our people to propose ideas, carry an entrepreneurial spirit, and to use lateral thinking and innovation to elevate our clients to greater success.
is it the right structure for you? - Walker Morris
WEBThe need for a Charitable Incorporated Organisation structure. Regulations giving effect to the Charitable Incorporated Organisation were approved on 3 December and come into force on 3 January. The Charity Commission is now accepting applications for registration of ‘brand new’ Charitable Incorporated Organisations with incomes of over £ ...
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The basics of forfeiture explained - Walker Morris
WEBJan 24, 2014 · The ability to forfeit enables a landlord to re-enter their property following a breach by the tenant, and by doing so, terminate the lease. Depending upon the reason for forfeiture, termination can take place with immediate effect, or following a period of notice. In order to be able to forfeit a lease, a landlord will firstly need to ...
Excluding liability effectively - Walker Morris
WEBExcluding liability effectively. The ability to pre-emptively exclude or limit future liability for breach is often a key term in a commercial contract. However there are statutory [1] and common law restraints on the ability of parties to limit or restrict their liability and the interpretation of exclusion clauses in commercial contracts ...
Vacancies - Walker Morris
WEBWe have the opportunity for an Associate or Senior Associate to join our Tax team at Walker Morris. Do you want to be part of a team that gives you independence and empowers you to make decisions? Head Office. Walker Morris LLP. 33 Wellington Street. Leeds. LS1 4DL. DX 12051 Leeds 24. T: +44 (0)113 283 2500.
Misrepresentation claims: An essential update and practical advice
WEBA misrepresentation is: an untrue statement of fact or law; of which a party is aware (this criteria represents a recent development in the law of misrepresentation. See below for more information); upon which a party relies in being induced to enter a contract; and. which thereby causes the relying party to suffer loss.
Breach of contract: What is a 'material' breach? - Walker Morris
WEBApr 21, 2023 · Breach of contract: Back to basics. The basic, common law position [1] is that a contract can only be terminated if the actions of a breaching party go right to the core of the contract and substantially deprive the innocent party of the benefit the contract was intended to confer. (Such a breach is also known as a repudiation, or a repudiatory breach.)
Privilege: Lessons from recent key cases - Walker Morris
WEBJun 14, 2023 · Privilege: Lessons from recent key cases. Privilege is an important legal right which entitles an individual or party to withhold protected communications from disclosure to a court or third party. The ability to claim privilege is particularly vital in the context of investigations and managing disputes. But law and practice in this area is ...
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WEBDavid MacLellan is an Associate in our Construction & Engineering team. He’s best known for working on contentious matters, mostly for contractors. David worked in the oil and gas industry in North America, and for an international construction consultancy operating in-house with large blue-chip contractors before joining Walker Morris.