The legal structure of your business will have a big impact on your responsibilities and taxation. If it becomes apparent as your business grows and changes that an alternative structure would be better for your business, you can change your business structure but this can give rise to significant costs and tax liabilities. Therefore it […]
Limited companies are currently permitted by law to be a director of another limited company, but companies must have at least one natural person as a director under the Companies Act 2016. However, whilst corporate directors are to be abolished under the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (2015 Act) – the relevant provisions […]
Limited companies are currently permitted by law to be a director of another limited company, but companies must have at least one natural person as a director under the Companies Act 2016. However, whilst corporate directors are to be abolished under the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (2015 Act) – the relevant provisions […]
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office has recently imposed a fine of £150,000 against a company after a portable hard drive containing personal information of 59,592 customers was stolen by a member of staff who was permitted access to the company’s server room. The portable hard drive contained customer names, addresses, bank account, sort code numbers […]
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office has recently imposed a fine of £150,000 against a company after a portable hard drive containing personal information of 59,592 customers was stolen by a member of staff who was permitted access to the company’s server room. The portable hard drive contained customer names, addresses, bank account, sort code numbers […]
Contractual disclaimers are not always treated favourably by UK law, with their validity limited by the law on unfair contract terms. However, a recent ruling has clarified that a non-contractual disclaimer excluding liability for negligent misstatements in documents online could be relied upon by a bank1. The disclaimer in question was on the defendant bank’s […]
Contractual disclaimers are not always treated favourably by UK law, with their validity limited by the law on unfair contract terms. However, a recent ruling has clarified that a non-contractual disclaimer excluding liability for negligent misstatements in documents online could be relied upon by a bank1. The disclaimer in question was on the defendant bank’s […]
It has now been expressly confirmed that the UK is to opt into the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – after much debate and uncertainty. In any event, the GDPR will automatically be binding in the UK when it comes into force in May 2018 as the UK will still be a member of […]
The Scottish Government’s Plans for Brexit – Mark McKeown A plenary meeting of the Joint Ministerial Committee (JMC) was held on Monday 30th January in Cardiff, and was chaired by the Prime Minister, Theresa May. The JMC, which meets to allow members of the UK Government and the devolved governments of Scotland, Wales and Northern […]
The Scottish Government’s Plans for Brexit – Mark McKeown A plenary meeting of the Joint Ministerial Committee (JMC) was held on Monday 30th January in Cardiff, and was chaired by the Prime Minister, Theresa May. The JMC, which meets to allow members of the UK Government and the devolved governments of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to discuss […]
Mark McKeown Legislative Consent Motions, also known as “Sewel Motions”, are motions passed by the devolved legislatures (the Scottish Parliament, the Northern Ireland Assembly and the Welsh Assembly) which permit the UK Parliament to legislate on a matter over which that devolved legislature normally has legislative authority. Legislative Consent Motions were created when the UK […]
Mark McKeown The House of Lords EU Internal Market and External Affairs sub‑committees have produced, this week, a report on the issue of the future trading framework between the UK and the EU, after the UK leaves the EU. The purpose of the report is to provide an early basis for parliamentary consideration of the […]