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 Insurance and Commercial Litigation Partner Nicola Maher considers some of the common insurance issues arising in the event of flooding and steps businesses can take now to avoid insurance disputes in the event of a loss.

Climate change is bringing about a rise in the frequency and severity of natural disasters worldwide and incidents involving sudden and unpredicted flash flooding are escalating each year. Businesses in urban areas are considered to be twice as likely to be at risk of flooding than the average British property and in this interview, Nicola discusses what businesses can do to protect themselves and some common insurance issues that can arise in the event of catastrophic flood damage.

For further information regarding this topic please contact Nicola Maher
on +44 (0)20 7691 4069 or email nicola.maher@edwincoe.com 

Intellectual Property Partner Nick Phillips provides guidance on the options available to resolve different kind of domain name disputes.
These including the use of law enforcement agencies, the abuse policies of Registries and Registrars, and the availability of the UDRP and other more informal dispute resolution services such as Nominet’s DRS as well as litigation and negotiated settlements.

For further information regarding this topic please contact Nick Phillips
on +44 (0)20 7691 4191 or email nick.phillips@edwincoe.com

Restructuring and Insolvency partner Simeon Gilchrist discusses the recent failure of The Body Shop, and the administration process into which the company has now been placed.
Simeon discusses the pre-appointment press speculation, the pre-pack process used in similar situations, and what may next be on the cards for The Body Shop and its various stakeholders, including landlords, employees and suppliers.

For further information regarding this topic, please contact Simeon Gilchrist
on +44 (0)20 7691 4166 or email simeon.gilchrist@edwincoe.com

Tax Partner Hetal Sanghvi considers rising enquiries into an individual’s domicile, how case law may be applied in a defence and practical points to review.
Hetal discusses how individuals relying on their non domicile position should review their affairs in light of increasing challenges from HMRC. HMRC has built momentum with a number of wins in recent domicile related cases, and Hetal explores how individuals can learn from this. She considers some recent changes for instance with regards to naturalisation, and how she used case law to successfully win a recent domicile challenge from HMRC.

For further information regarding this topic please contact Hetal Sanghvi.

The main remedy in employment disputes is financial and in the Tribunal, you do not recover your costs, even if you win. Therefore for Senior Executives, negotiating a financial settlement at an early stage is key.
Emma Sangeelee provides some top tips for Senior Executives who are engaging in settlement negotiations with their employer.

Secret commissions paid to brokers have been a bane of many SME transactions over the years with large suppliers from loans to energy contracts. In the supply of gas and electricity, Ofgem, the regulator, has sought to bring daylight to the practice which can lead to the doubling of energy pricing in which the secret commission is added to the rate paid by the customer who is contracting through a broker. In cases highlighted by Ofgem the broker represents the customer in the bargain seeking the best price but the supplier secretly makes the broker a payment that can be likened to a bribe. Customers can claim back the commission and more. In this video interview David Greene explains the principles and what you can do about it.
For further information regarding this topic, please contact David Greene
on +44 (0)20 7691 4000 or email david.greene@edwincoe.com