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What should you do to ensure you stay on the right side of the law when looking at creative alternatives to redundancy?

For internationally mobile couples with global assets and cross-border lives, a pre-nuptial agreement that works in one country may fail entirely in another.

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission have sent the clearest warning to the banking and finance sector that extensive and high-level corruption and fraud will be rigorously pursued.

In the recent case of Re SSSL Realisations (2002) Ltd; Squires v AIG Europe (UK) Ltd (2006), a parent company ("Group") retailed petrol through stations owned by its subsidiary ("SSSL"), in relation to which AIG provided excise bonds to HM Revenue and Customs in respect of Group’s liability for excise duty.

Cash flow is the backbone of any small business, yet late payments continue to be a major challenge for entrepreneurs across the UK. According to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), around 50,000 businesses close annually due to cash flow problems caused by overdue invoices...

The Court of Appeal has held that where standard terms were inconsistent with those set out in a mortgage offer for a 25 year "buy-to-let" interest only tracker mortgage, they had not been incorporated into the contract.

An overview of the key changes from the Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Act coming into force today, 1 April 2025.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will implement new UK Listing Rules on July 29, 2024, introducing a Commercial Companies category to attract innovative firms. The rules streamline listing processes, eliminating some requirements like historical financials and shareholder approvals for significant transactions. The Labour government supports these changes to enhance the UK's capital markets, despite mixed reactions.

The publication of LIBOR, or the London Interbank Offered Rate, will cease on 31 December 2021 – to be replaced by alternative "risk-free rates" (in the UK, probably SONIA, or the Sterling Overnight Index Average).

In March 2018, the Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW) published its sixth annual report evaluating the animal welfare practices of 110 food business operators...

This week the UK government announced £265 million in renewable energy support including £200 million for offshore wind with an additional £24 million specifically for floating offshore wind projects.

On 26 June 2020, the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act (the Act) came into force.

The broker’s job is essentially to obtain coverage for his client. In performing that role, he generally prepares contract documentation.

So your business (or your client’s business) just got sued. What started out as a nice day just turned sour. Now what do you do? If you are like most businesses, after being served with a lawsuit, the first call...

Over five years after Brexit, many intellectual property agreements drafted before the UK's EU departure may contain ambiguous territorial scope provisions.

Start-ups and spin-outs need to maximise the commercial advantage from their Innovations. Our Commercial Solicitor Simon Portman and Patent Attorney Esther Ford

McLaren has unveiled a new logo inspired by the McLaren family service station in Auckland, New Zealand, alongside the heritage-focused McL 6GT supercar featuring the iconic Speedy Kiwi logo. The reintroduction of these heritage marks raises important intellectual property considerations around trade mark protection, non-use vulnerabilities, and strategic portfolio management as the brand expands into new markets including its first SUV.