25 Oct, 2024 Commercial real estate finance – a continued mixed bag? By Joanna Charter The FT yesterday focused on the state of the commercial real estate market, looking at the difficulties and opportunities faced by...
25 Oct, 2024 Companies House releases updated timings for identity verification By Catherine Sellars Companies House has recently published its outline transition plan for implementing the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act...
25 Oct, 2024 Divorce and private equity: Hedge funds and headaches By Nicola Harries I was asked to offer up some tips on how private equity investments are treated in a divorce scenario and I am delighted my comments have...
24 Oct, 2024 New IoD Code of Conduct for Directors -helping directors to discharge their duties By Kath Saunders It is easy to become cynical about business practices and the conduct of directors, especially when high profile cases such as the recent...
21 Oct, 2024 PIK structures: flexibility, affordability and the opportunity for growth By Joanna Charter Last week the FT reported that “corporate debts mount as credit funds let borrowers defer payments”. The article was referring to the use...
18 Oct, 2024 The heart attack gender gap: women remain under-represented in clinical research about heart disease By Ella Tunnell According to the British Heart Foundation, a woman is 50% more likely than a man to receive the wrong initial diagnosis for a heart...
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...