Vertex Law

Agents v distributors: the true cost

by Sarah Whibley
Many businesses in the food sector appoint agents to market and sell their products, as a cheaper alternative to employing their own sales force. Beware; this cheaper alternative could cost your business dearly [more]

Legal issues for pharmacy websites: Part 2

by Nick Austen and Ben Deeble-Rogers
Nick Austen and Ben Deeble-Rogers, of Vertex Law's Pharmacy Team summarise some of the main legal requirements for pharmacy websites offering online pharmacy sales. [more]

Legal Issues for Pharmacy Websites

by Nick Austen and Pete Kenyon
This article is the first of two features on the legal framework governing pharmacies trading online. This article deals with "brochure sites", ie. the more simple websites advertising the pharmacy's services. The second article in the series will examine some of the key issues facing the more fully integrated e-commerce sites where pharmacies use the internet to sell medicines. [more]

Valuation rules anomaly costs Wandsworth LBC £1.6m in Land Compensation

by Lee May
A landowner has been awarded compensation by the Court of Appeal amounting to over 100 times the open market value of its land. In the case of Greenweb Ltd v London Borough of Wandsworth an anomaly in the Compensation rules means that the 'familiar principle of equivalence' has been set aside in favour of a strict interpretation of the Land Compensation Act 1961. [more]

What do you know about TUPE?

by Nick Austen and Lorraine Williams
Nick Austen of Vertex Law’s Pharmacy Team and employment law specialist Lorraine Williams of Outset (UK), explain whether “TUPE” will apply to your pharmacy. Vertex’s pharmacy team has acted for pharmacists on the sale and purchase of around 50 pharmacies in the last year and has found that a lot of pharmacy owners and purchasers are not aware of the effect and importance of TUPE. Are you? Read on for a quick refresher on this complex and potentially risk-laden area of law. [more]