11 Oct, 2024 Financial penalties – on their way from Companies House By Lucy Barnes After much talk about forthcoming financial penalties, Companies House has now issued guidance as to how it intends to utilise its power...
09 Oct, 2024 New guidance on tipping laws By Charlotte Gunn The Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 came into force on 1 October 2024. In addition to the previously published statutory code of...
09 Oct, 2024 Most Premiership rugby clubs are balance sheet insolvent – should we care? By Matthew Padian When you read the papers do you start from the front or back? I usually skim read the front-page headlines and immediately flick to the...
07 Oct, 2024 Don't dodge dispute resolution By Victoria Batstone With the focus now firmly set on all things Non-Court Dispute Resolution, it’s not surprising that the Family Court has recently...
04 Oct, 2024 Will validity – the case of Bond v Webster By Phoebe Starbuck The case of Bond v Webster centred around the validity of a will signed in 2019 by Reginald Bond, known by family and friends as Reg....
03 Oct, 2024 Undue influence: Oliver v Oliver By Jennifer Doggett It is a rare occurrence when the court determines that a will should be overturned, having found that undue influence has been exercised...
02 Oct, 2024 Forfeiture: planning to make a killing? Think again By Jennifer Doggett The recent case of Leeson v McPherson serves as a reminder of the melancholy importance of the Forfeiture Act 1982, which prevents those...
02 Oct, 2024 The Cineworld saga: restructuring plan approved By Joanna Charter Cineworld’s woes have been ongoing for some time. A restructuring in 2022-2023 through Chapter 11 in the US bought the group some...
01 Oct, 2024 When Harry met Sally (by the coffee machine) By Charlotte Gunn In the wake of #MeToo, it is increasingly evident that employers should be protecting their staff from any form of sexual harassment. In...
25 Sep, 2024 Uncharted waters: Debt restructuring contemplated for Thames Water By Lucy Trott Over the last week, there have been a number of stories in the media about the continued troubles for Thames Water. As we wrote earlier...
24 Sep, 2024 Digital estate planning - it's not just a financial matter By Laura Walliss Clients, and their advisers, are getting much better at considering digital assets when undertaking estate planning. It is now usual...
24 Sep, 2024 Revised LSB Standards impose increased requirements for lenders requiring personal guarantees By Matt Grant Matthew Padian In response to the Federation of Small Business (FSB) “super-complaint” issued to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) at the end of...