Whether its general duties detailed in the Companies Act 2006 or more specific duties included in your company’s articles of association, it’s vital that as company director you understand your...
Many landlords would have been frustrated by the recent government announcement to extend the temporary ban on evictions to 22 February 2021. While consideration is rightly given to tenants facing...
We helped an individual owed c. £1 million by a company in administration for the proceeds of his trading derivatives with them. The company, which operated a derivatives trading platform,...
In Re Tokenhouse VB Limited (formerly VAT Bridge 7 Limited), the High Court held that directors’ failure to give appropriate notice of intention to support an administrator to a qualifying...
When a business enters insolvency, a company director needs to know what they can and cannot do. If they act outside their powers they are personally exposed to a claim...
In January 2021, employment lawyers, Louise Attrup and Michael Kerrigan presented a legal update to over 100 HR professionals at the annual Hertfordshire CIPD employment update via Zoom. With employment...
We brought a professional negligence claim against a solicitor will writer on behalf of multiple disappointed beneficiaries of an estate worth £1m. The solicitor had failed to secure the effective...
The current covid pandemic has caused numerous weddings to be postponed. With more time before the big day, engaged couples are using it to consider and discuss the benefits of...
We helped an IT company with the employment consequences resulting from the dissolution of its subsidiary. The dissolution is part of a wider European restructuring whereby both companies’ functions have...
As we enter another national lockdown the government has announced it will give out grants to businesses in retail, hospitality and leisure to help them keep them afloat. This is...
Struggling to pay back creditors or lenders is a common theme for many businesses who have been impacted by the pandemic. In part four of our companies in crisis Q&A...
St Albans law firm Debenhams Ottaway is running various Christmas fundraising activities for its staff throughout December to raise money for its chosen charity, Youth Talk. Keeping with tradition, staff...
The financial landscape is changing and evolving in a way we have never seen before. This uncertainty means it’s hard to think about the long term. In times of crisis...
Diego Maradona, the legendary Argentinian footballer who died recently after suffering a heart attack, is reported to have left no Will. With no clear instructions on how he wanted his...
We helped a national recruitment agency in a complex dispute involving a claim by a temporary worker who had been working continuously for one of the agency’s clients for several...
The Finance Act 2020 (“the Act”) came into force on 22 July 2020 allowing HMRC to hold company directors, shadow directors, or members of Limited Liability Partnerships jointly and severally...
For insolvencies that commence on or after 1 December 2020, certain HMRC debts will have preferential status ahead of the floating charge holders. A floating charge holder is typically a...
The Covid-19 pandemic and Government restrictions have caused hardship to commercial landlords and commercial tenants. Unsurprisingly, some tenants will want to break free from their leases and their landlords won’t...
A recent breakthrough in family arbitration, following the outcome of the Haley v Haley case, means an award can now be appealed if certain criteria is met. This development is...
The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act (the Act) came into force on 26 June 2020 to help businesses to survive the global Covid-19 pandemic and provide temporary protection to directors’...
