IT business law is an area of specialism that ORJ Solicitors can provide for.  Our commercial and litigation teams act for some of the country’s largest IT businesses’ as well as some of its most innovative firms.  This has enabled us to develop bespoke legal services for the IT sector.   Nevertheless we see examples of […]

With 2014 drawing to a close, we asked some of our solicitors for their reflections on the past year and their top legal tips for 2015. Mike Smyth | Litigation and Construction The standout problem arising in cases that I handled in 2014 related to insurance. It may have been coincidence or something more indicative of […]

New guidelines proposed by the Sentencing Council could result in fines of more than £20 million for organisations convicted of corporate manslaughter. The Sentencing Council for England and Wales (the independent body that produces the guidelines followed by judges and magistrates when passing sentence for health and safety offences, corporate manslaughter, food safety and hygiene […]

We are pleased to announce that ORJ have agreed a strategic relationship with Fitzalan Partners, owners of Fridaysmove, In-Deed and Homeward Legal. Fitzalan Partners were founded in 2010 and the company’s conveyancing network has handled the conveyancing for over 50,000 home buyers and sellers to date. Chris Salmon, Commercial Director for Fitzalan Partners commented: “We are […]

The litigation team at ORJ has been rated by the Legal 500 as a Tier 1 provider of litigation services.  This follows a number of recent high profile instructions involving cases nationally and internationally. ORJ successfully defended a leading firm of IT providers in a copyright dispute worth over £20 million. The unsuccessful claimant was ordered to […]

ORJ Solicitors’ construction claims partner, Michael Smyth, warns that employers and contractors must take great care to ensure they have properly substantiated and mitigated their position, before asking a Court for Judgement and / or an indemnity from a third party. Construction Claims, a recent case study In a recent trial before HHJ Grant sitting […]

Prolonged construction disputes, particularly those involving more than two parties, can have a devastating effect on both profits and cash flow. Using set-off on construction claims, as a means to reduce the financial impact of unresolved disputes can be an extremely effective strategy; however, it is one which does carry risk and must therefore be […]

The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007, were introduced in 1994 and were revised in 2007. The original aim of the CDM was to reduce injuries and fatalities in the construction sector by improving the management of health, safety and welfare. The original 1994 regulations made great strides in putting responsibility for safety where it […]

The Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 finally came into force on the 1st October 2011; so, by now, it should be on the radar of everybody contracting within the construction industry, whether the employer, contractor or sub-contractor. The Construction Act makes a number of changes to the operation of construction contracts; including […]

The Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 finally came into force on the 1st October 2011; so, by now, it should be on the radar of everybody contracting within the construction industry, whether employer, contractor or sub-contractor. The Construction Act 2009 makes a number of changes to the operation of construction contracts; including […]