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Individual Voluntary Arrangement and Homeownership: Protecting Your Property

There are a number of terms which are thrown around when debt and money trouble are discussed. One of the more common terms is an Individual Voluntary Arrangement (which is usually referred to as an IVA). An IVA is a formal and legally binding agreement which is formed between an individual and their creditors. Its [...]

By |2023-10-23T20:32:15+01:00October 23rd, 2023|Legal Updates|Comments Off on Individual Voluntary Arrangement and Homeownership: Protecting Your Property

Ensuring the Safety of Your Savings: Understanding the Bank of England’s Measures for Depositor Protection

Economic uncertainty seems to be a talking point quite a bit in the modern age and as such, if you have some savings tucked away for a rainy day, you are going to want to make sure that they are safe. In order to reassure people that their savings would be safe and keep everything [...]

By |2023-10-11T12:45:11+01:00October 11th, 2023|Legal Updates|Comments Off on Ensuring the Safety of Your Savings: Understanding the Bank of England’s Measures for Depositor Protection

Unpacking the Collapse: Understanding the Factors Behind Tuffnells Parcels Express Bankruptcy and Its Impact on the UK Job Market

In what is proving to be an incredibly difficult year for businesses across the UK, the delivery company Tuffnells Parcels Express has recently declared bankruptcy. The company has collapsed as a result of fierce competition and a steady increase in costs which has made its means of doing things borderline impossible to keep up with. [...]

By |2023-09-25T12:37:41+01:00September 25th, 2023|Legal Updates|Comments Off on Unpacking the Collapse: Understanding the Factors Behind Tuffnells Parcels Express Bankruptcy and Its Impact on the UK Job Market

What Can I Buy That Is Not Deprivation of Capital?

What is deprivation of capital? This is where an individual reduces their capital on purpose (or transfers that capital to someone else like a friend or family member) with the intention of being eligible for benefits that they wouldn’t be eligible for otherwise. Having less capital increases the scope and scale of benefits that are [...]

By |2024-01-19T19:24:42+01:00July 24th, 2023|Legal Updates|Comments Off on What Can I Buy That Is Not Deprivation of Capital?

Corporate Governance and the Companies Act 2006: Best Practices for Directors

There are a number of different pieces of legislation and implications that get implemented which tell organisations, directors of said organisations and employees how they should act. One of the key pieces of legislation is the Companies Act 2006, which imposes several general duties on a director of a UK limited company. There are many [...]

By |2023-07-17T08:11:57+01:00July 17th, 2023|Legal Updates|Comments Off on Corporate Governance and the Companies Act 2006: Best Practices for Directors

Climate-Related Disclosure Regulation for UK Companies and LLPs

There is no escaping the fact that climate change is a huge problem and one of the most prevalent issues facing the world today. As such, governments and businesses need to make an effort to reduce their overall carbon footprints and benefit the world's environment. As a result of this increased focus on environmental governance, [...]

By |2023-07-12T19:03:18+01:00July 12th, 2023|Legal Updates|Comments Off on Climate-Related Disclosure Regulation for UK Companies and LLPs

Employee Rights During Liquidation of a Company in the UK

If you own a company and you are currently going into liquidation then you are likely worried and confused about the process as a whole and the implications that it has on both you and your employees. It can be quite an anxious time with a large amount of uncertainty left in the future; however, [...]

By |2023-06-30T06:00:45+01:00June 30th, 2023|Legal Updates|Comments Off on Employee Rights During Liquidation of a Company in the UK

Marks & Spencer Launches Campaign Calling for Updates in Company Law

It’s an interesting period in company law at the moment as Marks & Spencer has recently teamed up with the Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA), the UK Individual Shareholders Society and also the UK Shareholders Association (UKSA) to amend the Companies Act 2006 which they claim to be “outdated.” They plan to try and strengthen the [...]

By |2023-06-15T16:10:51+01:00June 15th, 2023|Legal Updates|Comments Off on Marks & Spencer Launches Campaign Calling for Updates in Company Law

The Trend of Falsely Claiming Covid Loans for their Companies in the UK

The pandemic was unlike anything that people have seen in their lifetime. Individuals and businesses were impacted more than ever in recent years, as countries had to shut down completely to slow down the spread of the coronavirus. There were loans implemented which helped organisations through times of hardship; however, these loans were abused by [...]

By |2023-05-01T09:21:56+01:00April 6th, 2023|Legal Updates|Comments Off on The Trend of Falsely Claiming Covid Loans for their Companies in the UK

What UK Businesses Can Expect from the Cop27 Summit

As the Cop27 climate conference takes part in Egypt throughout November, there are a lot of businesses out there asking what it could mean for them. There are also questions surrounding what has changed since the Cop26 conference in Glasgow. Why Cop26 Was So Important One of the main things that came out of the [...]

By |2023-03-24T10:37:04+01:00December 22nd, 2022|Legal Updates|Comments Off on What UK Businesses Can Expect from the Cop27 Summit
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