Recent Publications
Intellectual Property Rights – Protecting your creativity and innovation.
What is intellectual property? Intellectual property refers to creations of the mind. Having the right type of intellectual property protection can prevent others from stealing or copying your inventions and creations; such as the name, design or look of your...
What happens to your social media account after your death?
With our day-to-day functions, jobs and memories now taking place online, the question of what will happen to your social media once you are no longer here has become increasingly important. It is worth thinking about how you may want to save your digital content for...
The Importance of Mediation
What is ‘Mediation’? Mediation is a voluntary and confidential form of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), in which a neutral third party assists parties to work towards a negotiated settlement of their dispute. The parties retain control of the decision on whether...
Shareholders’ Agreements – a short guide
What is a Shareholders' Agreement? It is common for shareholders of a company to enter into a written agreement with one another which will govern how they will behave in relation to their company. This is known as a Shareholders’ Agreement. The company itself may or...
‘No Jab, No Job?’ – What does the COVID-19 vaccine mean for employers?
As of writing, over 10 million people in the UK have received a first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. For some, this shows that some sense of normality may return to the workplace in the not-too-distant future. But can an employer require his employees to be...
Shareholder decision-making
The day-to-day management of a company is typically carried out by the appointed directors. These individuals exercise all powers of the company and make decisions at meetings of the board of the directors. Shareholders do not necessarily have any direct...
Families have overpaid £1.2 Billion in Inheritance tax
Inheritance Tax is a tax on the estate (the property, money and possessions) of someone who’s died. Married couples can, with proper planning, pass on up to £1m tax free, but many with personal wealth above this amount are voluntarily paying over the odds by failing...
Digital Assets
What happens to my iTunes account when I die? Today’s world is a world that is very much reliant on technology. Technology and online accounts are fantastic all the time you can access it/them but imagine for a moment what would happen if you were to pass away …...