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Graham Mead

Can a partner to a joint venture still be entitled to its share of the profits despite not fulfilling all its obligations?

Graham Mead | 18th August 2021
In the recent decision in Donovan v Grainmarket Asset Management LLP [2021] EWCA 686, the Court of Appeal ruled that a partner to a joint venture was still entitled to its share of the profits despite not fulfilling all its obligations under the…
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Louise Plant

Once Bitten...Twice Shy

Louise Plant | 17th August 2021
In recent years, we have seen and heard more in the news about people being bitten and injured, sometimes fatally, by dogs. But where does the law stand in terms of bringing a claim against the owner for personal injury and loss? The Animals Act…
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Ian Waine

Lockdown and beyond – Reflections at the end of week 73

Ian Waine | 13th August 2021
This week’s principal items of news about the impact of Covid were barely noticed. In brief, the first of them was that the economy has been assessed as having grown by 4.8% between April and June as the easing of lockdown measures took effect. Much…
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Georgina Rayment

Playing House: Cohabitation in 2021

Georgina Rayment | 12th August 2021
“The number of families and households in the UK has continued to rise in line with the growth of the UK population over the past decade. However, the ways that people live have been changing. Married and civil partnered couple families remain the…
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