If an item that you've ordered isn't delivered on time, or there's something wrong with what's been delivered, it's normal practice to not pay the invoice until it's sorted out. Unfortunately, doing this when you're buying construction works can be disastrous.

Manufacturers are free to decide on how their goods are distributed, provided they do not prevent, restrict or distort competition. Businesses up and down the supply chain can avoid further costly legal scrutiny under Article 101 of the EU Treaty and Chapter 1 of the Competition Act by ensuring their arrangements fit in with new block exemption regulations effective this June.

Last July I wrote here about the uncertainties that arise when work starts under a letter of intent ("LOI"), on the basis that the detailed supply contract will be worked out later.

Looking at damages for delay in the completion of a new warehouse or distribution facility, the law relating to damages is not always obvious, so here are some definitions to shed some light.

There isn't a wholesaler in the land which doesn't pride itself on its service. People with disabilities who wish to use that service should be able to do so, to the same degree that fully able people are. There must be dozens if not hundreds of buildings, within and outside the sector, which are not compliant in this regard.