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    Don't delay - instruct your barrister today
    Gareth-Lee Smith
    • May 3, 2020
    • 3 min

    Don't delay - instruct your barrister today

    It is always better to get a barrister involved in your case sooner rather than later. The benefits usually far outweigh the costs.
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    Victoria's Secret and the pandemic: a lesson for businesses
    Gareth-Lee Smith
    • May 1, 2020
    • 3 min

    Victoria's Secret and the pandemic: a lesson for businesses

    You don't need to predict the pandemic. You only need to foresee that it might happen.
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    A rare case considering the right to reject goods under the Consumer Rights Act 2015
    Gareth-Lee Smith
    • Jun 10, 2019
    • 4 min

    A rare case considering the right to reject goods under the Consumer Rights Act 2015

    A case note involving the right to reject under Consumer Rights Act 2015 where a car dealership was held to act as agent for the finance co.
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    Where do the burdens of proof lie under the Consumer Rights Act 2015?
    Gareth-Lee Smith
    • Jun 10, 2019
    • 8 min

    Where do the burdens of proof lie under the Consumer Rights Act 2015?

    An analysis of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 and the proper approach to burdens of proof in consumer goods claims.
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    No breach of covenant to permit entry where no refusal communicated and no attempt to enter
    Gareth-Lee Smith
    • May 6, 2019
    • 4 min

    No breach of covenant to permit entry where no refusal communicated and no attempt to enter

    New Crane Wharf Freehold Limited v Jonathan Mark Dovener [2019] UKUT 98 (LC) – 2nd April 2019 On appeal from the First-Tier Tribunal, the...
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    Why did you write that? A reminder to all litigators to think twice before sending correspondence.
    Gareth-Lee Smith
    • Apr 23, 2019
    • 3 min

    Why did you write that? A reminder to all litigators to think twice before sending correspondence.

    This article has come to be because of three things. The first a podcast by Seth Godin entitled “Don’t just do something; stand there”....
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    S Franses Ltd v Cavendish Hotel (London) - Section 30(1)(f) of LTA 1954 explored
    Gareth-Lee Smith
    • Apr 22, 2019
    • 5 min

    S Franses Ltd v Cavendish Hotel (London) - Section 30(1)(f) of LTA 1954 explored

    The case of S Franses Ltd v Cavendish Hotel (London) Ltd [2018] 3 WLR 1952 was a leap-frog appeal from the High Court to the Supreme...
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    Can I take back goods that I have sold if the buyer doesn't pay me?
    Gareth-Lee Smith
    • Apr 6, 2019
    • 5 min

    Can I take back goods that I have sold if the buyer doesn't pay me?

    Answer: It is possible, but only if you planned ahead when you agreed to a contract. In this short article I explain how you can protect...
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