Penalty Clauses, Primary & Secondary Obligation

Penalty clause disputes commonly arise in settlement agreements, shareholder agreements, restrictive covenants, deferred consideration clauses, commercial supply agreements, financing arrangements, and wider breach of contract claims. Contact Us When Will a Penalty Clause Be Unenforceable? A contractual clause may be unenforceable as a penalty where it is triggered by breach and imposes a consequence that […]

11 Nov 2019•By Waleed Tahirkheli

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Guidance from the CMA on Cartel Investigations

The Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) recently published a blog with their guidance on cartel investigations entitled, How the CMA investigates cartels. This explains what the CMA frequently does as part of its evidence-gathering process, including, for example, undertaking covert surveillance, or executing dawn raids. This is a good read for solicitors and other practitioners […]

30 Oct 2019

Energie Direct Franchising Law decision case study

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Case Study: Energie Direct Franchising Limited v Star Gym Limited

Case Background The background to the claim is that the Defendant, Mr Nabi (a franchisee of Energie) was unhappy with the service being provided by energie Fit4Less, in particular their in-house software system called “Elan”. Mr Nabi was a vocal critic within the Energie franchisee network and felt that he was being bullied and intimated […]

06 Jun 2019•By Waleed Tahirkheli

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Penalty Clauses, Primary & Secondary Obligation

Guidance from the CMA on Cartel Investigations

Case Study: Energie Direct Franchising Limited v Star Gym Limited

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Penalty Clauses, Primary & Secondary Obligation

Guidance from the CMA on Cartel Investigations

Case Study: Energie Direct Franchising Limited v Star Gym Limited