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Getting “compensation” - 21/08/2008
In a contract you can set out systems for recompense in the event of a default. Well, you can if it's a liquidated damages clause - but not if it's a penalty. So what's the difference? more


Letters of Intent – The sting in the tail - 21/08/2008
Letters of intent come in many guises. You might know them as heads of terms or memoranda of understanding and they are often used to plug the gap in commercial transactions while the final agreement is being completed. more


What’s the jurisdiction? - 21/08/2008
Having certainty in knowing which countries laws will apply to a contract does matter. In the event of a dispute this issue will have a big impact on the costs and logistics of the action, and may well have insurance implications too. more


Consumer Contracts: Time to rethink your contracts with students - 21/08/2008
Is a student a consumer for the purposes of the new consumer contracts regulations? Absolutely. So what does that mean for you? more


Education Update - Comment August 2008 - 21/08/2008
Over the next few months we shall consider how you ensure that you preserve any legacy you are left under a Will whether it be a specific lump sum, specific item or a share in the residuary estate. more


Education Update - News August 2008 - 21/08/2008
Universities UK has criticised new rules introduced by the UK Border Agency which force international students to prove they have at least GBP 9,600 in savings and an income of GBP 535 per month more


Contract round-up - 21/07/2008
Recent cases have changed the construction of contracts. In summary more


Exclusion Clauses - operating again - 21/07/2008
The Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court decision that an exclusion clause (which excluded liability for, among other things, loss of business, loss of profits and consequential loss) was not reasonable and, therefore, not enforceable. more


Education Division Update - Comment July 2008 - 21/07/2008
The number of foreign undergraduates at British universities leapt 8 per cent to almost 50,000 last year. more


Education Division Update - News July 2008 - 21/07/2008
Paul Drath, an expert in the EU's Seventh Research Framework Programme (FP7) has warned that UK universities may be forced to return millions of pounds in funding to the European Union and pay penalties because they are failing to properly calculate more


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