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BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY – STATUTORY THRESHOLD INCREASE
From the 1st October 2015, a creditor wishing to petition for an individual’s bankruptcy will need to be owed at least £5,000, rather than the £750 th …
THE MODERN SLAVERY ACT 2015: WHAT IT MEANS FOR BIG BUSINESSES?
The Modern Slavery Act 2015 will require large commercial organisations, which are carrying on any part of their business in the UK with a global turn …
THE CONSUMER RIGHTS ACT 2015
This comes into force on the 1st October 2015. In general the new act reflects the current law although there are difference about which businesses sh …
SOMETHING TO CONSIDER WHEN MAKING A WILL
A Lasting Power Of Attorney (LPA) allows to appoint one or more persons as your ‘attorney’. They will have authority to act on your behalf where you …
CRICKET UMPIRES LOSE AGE DISCRIMINATION CASE
Two first class cricket umpires, Peter Willey and George Sharpe, who umpired at 40 international matches between them, have recently lost their age di …
DIRECTOR’S CORPORATE QUESTION TIME
We firstly would like to take the time to thank all those involved with the Directors Question Time Seminar, and especially to Barnes Roffe and HSBC f …
WEB DOMAINS – REPUTATIONAL RISKS
In light of the expansion of web domains that are now available to purchase (previous domains were limited to for example .com and .co.uk), a trend is …
WHEN DOES THE AGENT EXCEED HIS AUTHORITY?
This question was examined in the high-profile case between celebrity chef, Gordon Ramsey and Gary Love. The focus of this case was the relationship b …
BUSINESS SEMINAR – HSBC BANK PLC, CANARY WHARF
We are delighted to announce our participation in “Directors’ Corporate Finance Question Time”, a Business seminar to be held on the 26th of February …
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