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Safety in high rise buildings
The Building Safety Act 2022 came into force on 28th April 2022 and contains reforms designed to make living in high rise buildings safer...
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Artificial intelligence at work
Artificial intelligence (AI) is not a new concept, but the debate about its use in everyday life has really ramped up in recent months, p...
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What is a De Facto Director? Why does it matter?
A company is unlikely to know that it has a de facto director until there is a problem, often involving company litigation or proceedings...
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ICO Publishes New Employer Guidance on Subject Access Requests
Employers will be familiar with the dread of receiving a subject access request (SAR) from an employee. They take up time, resource and i...
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Issues Surrounding Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency fraud: foreign cryptocurrency exchange ordered to convert cryptoassets into fiat currency and transfer the funds into the ...
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A Post-Covid Era Perspective of Commercial Property
The Covid-19 pandemic had a profound impact on the world, fundamentally changing the way we live, work and conduct business. Among the s...
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Keeping it in the Family – Corporate Structures and Family Businesses
Family businesses come in a variety of shapes and sizes, from SMEs employing multiple generations to global giants like SC Johnson, still...
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ChatGPT: The Impact and Opportunities for M&A Lawyers
The impact of artificial intelligence on the legal sector has been the subject of debate for almost two decades, particularly in relation...
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Unfair Prejudice – A claim of two halves?
In a recent case involving Cardiff City Football Club, a minority shareholder filed an unfair prejudice petition against the majority sha...
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What Happens When a Shareholder in an Owner-Managed Business Dies?
Protecting shares in a private company involves planning. Many business owners are so caught up in protecting their company from day-to-d...
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Moving forward with post Brexit changes to employment law
May 2023 saw proposals for major changes to employment law, designed to ‘boost the economy’ through ‘smarter regulation’. In this article...
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New Identity Verification Rules for Directors and Owners of UK Comp...
A look at the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill and how it will affect UK businesses. Economic crime is on the rise in the U...
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Property Developers and the SPV Company
An SPV (special purpose vehicle) company is a company set up for a specific purpose. Experienced property developers will often set up a ...
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Changing property requirements for commercial tenants: downsizing o...
The ongoing pandemic has really put remote working to the test and has had a significant impact on how we live and work. For some, remote...
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Deferred Consideration And Earn Outs
For many reasons, business sales rarely proceed with 100% of the purchase price being paid in cash on completion. Often sellers are eager...
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Work and the Coronavirus Vaccine
Employers are facing a new set of issues in the workplace that are currently untested in the Courts of England and Wales born out of the ...