Commercial Newsletter

Commercial Newsletter - July 2008

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Frettens News

Management Buyout for Management Guru

We successfully completed a partial management buy out of RDA Ltd to a syndicate of existing consultants... READ MORE

Debt Recovery Specialists Represent First Choice

Leading national travel operators First Choice have appointed Frettens to handle high volume debt recovery work. We have recovered a high percentage... READ MORE

You're Hired! Even Though You Lied On Your CV...

Lee McQueen is the latest to be appointed as ‘The Apprentice’ to Sir Alan Sugar, despite a lie on his CV. How can Employers protect themselves in the same situation?... READ MORE

Frettens Act For "New-Old" Developers

Clare Hallett acted for Michael Parker Homes Ltd on the acquisition of a site for redevelopment near Christchurch. The plot is intended for 6 modern homes built using traditional techniques... READ MORE

NEW LOOK FOR WEBSITE

We are pleased to unveil our new website! The major changes are aesthetic, we'd like to hear your thoughts... READ MORE

Legal Features

> Directors Who Compete Face Court Wrath

The courts have shown again that they will crack down on directors who put their own interests before their fiduciary duties as directors... READ MORE

> Mediate Properly - or Pay

A number of cases demonstrate that one party's refusal to mediate in a dispute has led to them carrying the costs of the other party, even though the party which refused to mediate won the case... READ MORE

> Landlord's Repairs and Loss of Trade

One of the continuing sources of friction between landlords and tenants is the maintenance of buildings. Normally, the arguments are over inadequate maintenance... READ MORE

Editor's Note

Welcome to our Commercial Newsletter. We hope this will help you stay abreast of what's happening at Frettens as well as changes in the law affecting you and your business.

2008 continues to be busy for all of our commercial teams and I am therefore glad to welcome a new face to the team. Carl Geary is a trainee solicitor who has begun his training contract within our litigation team. 2008 is also the firm's 30th year of trading - we look forward to seeing many of you at our summer party to celebrate this - hopefully the weather will live up to the title! Click here for more news from around the firm.

We hope you find this newsletter useful and of interest. If you think any of your contacts would find it a useful free resource as well, please subscribe them. We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Kind regards
Matthew Fretten
Commercial Partner

Events Etc

HR Forum August
Short Term Absences - 27 August 2008
Quarterly lunchtime Forums for those dealing with HR issues - opportunity to share ideas and discuss employment issues over light lunch... READ MORE

Commercial Property Seminar
Highcliffe Castle - September 2008
We join forces with P H Warr and Natwest to present a seminar looking at forecasting the economic future and strategies... READ MORE

Women in Business (Xch) Networking
Afternoon Tea - 26 September 2008
Enjoy Afternoon Tea at The Chewton Glen, plus networking time with the area’s business women. We have a talk by House of Colour... READ MORE

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