I recently saw an enquiry from a business owner about leaks in their premises. What do they do about this? Can they force the landlord to repair the leaks? The good news is that the business owner has a lease and that lease will most likely require the landlord to ensure the premises are weathertight. But, we won’t know for sure unless we review the lease. For many businesses, a premises lease can be their biggest overhead and liability. Even if the named tenant is a com

A new client came to me recently for guidance after her relationship with her business partner went south. They were joint shareholders in a company that was actually really my client’s baby, with almost no contribution being made by the other shareholder. Of course, the other party didn’t see it that way! There was no written shareholder agreement, which was bad news for my client. Without an agreement, it is very hard to work out what the real understanding between share