No Deal Brexit – How it Could Affect Your Business (Including Legal Insights)

September 12, 2019

With further uncertainty on the horizon regarding the UK’s departure from the EU, it remains extremely difficult to tell whether Brexit will be completed with or without a deal. With the focus of our media and politicians recently seeing a substantial shift towards “no deal”, it’s important to understand what this possible eventuality may mean […]

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Understanding UK Business Rates: A Guide

February 14, 2019

Business rates are charged on most commercial or non-domestic properties such as shops, offices, factories, pubs and even holiday home rentals. Just as you pay council tax on your home, businesses must also pay rates for their premises. Most businesses will be required to pay bills in ten equal payments throughout the year, just like […]

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The Criminal Finances Act 2017 – What Directors Need To Know

April 26, 2018

The Criminal Finances Act (the Act) 2017[1] received its Royal Assent in April and came into force 30th September 2017  Comprising of four parts, the aim of the Act is to provide a hostile environment for corporate criminal activities and make it easier for government agencies to police money laundering, corruption, tax evasion and terrorist […]

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The Increasing Demand for Compliance Management As We Step Into 2017

February 9, 2017

Contribution regarding compliance management (particularly from an Australian perspective). Increasingly complex and dynamic regulatory landscapes, rapid technology change, and global business environments are among the few factors that have been driving companies to become more focused on risk and compliance management in their businesses. In earlier times, compliance and risk management was considered burdensome. There […]

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Mortgage Terms Incorporation Case Update: Alexander (“Property118 Action Group”) v West Bromwich Mortgage Company [2016] EWCA Civ 496

November 19, 2016

By Anis Waiz – Knights Professional Services Limited. This article will consider this key Court of Appeal decision as to mortgage terms and incorporation. The decision is likely to have much wider ramifications for lenders and indeed borrowers. “For the Lender to have the right to require repayment on one month’s notice at will would […]

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Online financial scams: how vulnerable are we?

March 28, 2016

There is a reasonable chance that most of us, at some point in our lives, will experience fraud, in one form or another. As technology continues to advance and we store more of our personal data on phones, tablets or digital storage platforms like the Cloud, we become increasingly vulnerable to hackers and scams. Whereas […]

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UK Government announces plans to force firms to reveal gender pay gap

February 19, 2016

In a move announced earlier this year by David Cameron, large companies will in 2018 be forced to disclose whether they are paying men more than women. Nicky Morgan, the Women and Equalities Minister, made the announcement on Friday 12 February 2016 that the Government would be looking to introduce new rules relating to the […]

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LJ Jackson calls for fixed costs to be applied to all claims valued up to £250k

January 30, 2016

Lord Justice Jackson has made another foray into the structure of the civil costs regime by arguing that fixed costs should apply to all claims valued up to £250,000. Jackson, who was instrumental in implementing the costs reformed that formed part two of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, called on […]

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ELB Securities v Alan Love and Prestwick Hotels Limited – A Warning For Companies

October 8, 2015

In the appeal case of ELB Securities v Alan Love and Prestwick Hotels Limited, the owner of a hotel failed to overturn the decision of the court that its lease with a landlord ended on dissolution. The case will have significant implications for companies and company law. ELB Securities Limited was the owner of commercial […]

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European Court ruling regarding ‘travel to work’ could raise costs for business

September 14, 2015

A preliminary ruling by the European Court of Justice regarding the definition of ‘working time’ could raise costs for business, according to industry experts. The recent case of Federación de Servicios Privados del sindicato Comisiones Obreras (CC.OO.) v Tyco Integrated Security SL & Anor Case C-266/14 addressed whether hours spent travelling to and  from work […]

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