89-year-old business founder with dementia wins unfair dismissal case
An asphalt business founder, suffering from dementia, has successfully defended an unfair dismissal case brought…
January 7, 2022 By Stephens Scown
Water abstraction licence – under consultation
The Environment Agency has announced a consultation on its proposals to change the way it…
January 5, 2022 By Tom Graham
Buying a Boat – key issues to consider
Are you thinking about buying a boat? Recently we’ve seen an upturn in the acquisition…
January 5, 2022 By Tim Lane
Number of children in care at all-time high
Why are there so many children in care and so many "looked after" children, and…
January 4, 2022 By Edward Bidder
Clarification for Alphabet Shareholders
As discussed in our previous article of 10 December 2018, changes to entrepreneurs’ relief introduced…
December 31, 2021 By Dave Robbins
Employee Owned Law firms – the ABS that no one expected?
Why Employee Ownership should be on every Managing Partner’s checklist. Back in 2012, leaders of…
December 31, 2021 By Stephens Scown
Terminating Consumer Contracts Due to Covid-19 – cancellations and refunds
As the Coronavirus pandemic continues, many businesses are still being affected by the restrictions. This…
December 31, 2021 By Tim Lane
Public Procurement & Brexit – what’s next?
How will Brexit affect public procurement? This article looks at the key points to be…
December 31, 2021 By Laurie Trounce
The National Security and Investment Act 2021 – what you need to know
The National Security and Investment Act 2021 come into force on 4 January 2022. What…
December 31, 2021 By Catherine Carlton
Duty of good faith – when can you rely on this in your dealings with others?
Most of your business dealings may run smoothly and you and the other parties to…
December 31, 2021 By Stephens Scown
Non-executive directors: how independent do they need to be?
The value non-executive directors (NED) can add to a business is widely recognised. Often, NEDs…
December 31, 2021 By Gavin Poole
Shareholder Register: Who can view a company’s register of members?
Every company is required to keep an accurate, up-to-date shareholder register. An annual return or…
December 31, 2021 By Gavin Poole