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 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 […]
Proper asset protection planning is an important consideration for clientswith significant personal assets, they wish to shelter from future legaljudgments. There is potential for anyone with creditors in a commercial […]
Read more06/12/2016 Companies and their directors are reminded of the need to exercise caution in respect of their sales tactics following recent convictions for aggressive sales practices. A company, and one of its directors, have been successfully prosecuted for breaches of reg.7(1) Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 (CPUTR).1 An elderly and vulnerable customer put […]
19/12/2016 A landmark High Court ruling has held that a piece of software licensed on a perpetual basis falls within the legal definition of ‘goods’ for the purposes of the Commercial Agency Regulations 1993 (CAR). Recent ruling It has, until the recent High Court decision, been considered that software would not generally be classified as “goods” […]
20/12/2016 The General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) will apply to all EEA countries and companies that conduct business in them from 25 May 2018 and despite Brexit, the government has confirmed that the UK will implement GDPR. This article looks at the implication of GDPR for employers and what practical steps employers should be taking […]
05/12/2016 The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has warned that businesses risk breaching consumer laws on unfair terms by leaving too long a time between contract reviews. The CMA has just published its results following research into unfair contract terms, which looked at businesses’ behaviours regarding unfair contract terms with consumers. Unfair contract terms are […]
05/12/2016 The Rubik’s Cube – the multi-coloured game cube that has baffled the nation since the 1980s – has been the subject of an EU court ruling in which its trade mark protection has effectively been removed. The Rubik’s Cube had been protected since 1999 under an EU trade mark registered as a 3D shape […]
Buyer and sellers of a business often agree key terms before involving solicitors. However, ensure you address the following issues. Address these issues at the “Heads of Terms” stage, and your deal will more quickly close, saving professional fees. Clients ask us about the non-binding nature of the Heads of Terms, i.e. If they are […]
Do you know you can travel to Nigeria without going through the hassle of obtaining a visa from the Nigerian Embassy at your home or country of residence? In furtherance to the Government’s initiative to streamline the ease of doing business in Nigeria and to guarantee easy entry to genuine business visitors into Nigeria, […]
With the growth forecast recently updated for the UK the UK Economy – is this a time for overseas companies at setting up in the UK to rethink their expansion strategy? Granted, whether you voted LEAVE or REMAIN, this is good news for the UK economy. However, what does that mean for companies looking to […]
Designing and implementing share incentives is a specialist focus for us. The area is complicated involving usually an overlap of tax, share valuation and legal knowledge coupled with empathy for those being incentivised. If you browse our case studies you may see that we are well placed to advise you. Employee share scheme for employers […]
