Category: For Businesses
Succession Planning For Your Business – Part 3 – Share Structures and Directorships
If you are going to be retaining shares in your company even after you have exited the business, you will need to think carefully about the shares structure you have in place. See my article on share types for more information about the rights attaching to shares, the types and classes available. In order to... Read more »
Succession Planning For Your Business – Part 2
So, you’ve carefully audited your business to ensure that everything behind the scenes is full, accurate and up to date. (see Part 1 of this series for areas you need to consider). What are the options now available to you and what will you need to think about? You stop working as a full-time employee... Read more »
Succession Planning For Your Business – Part 1
So, you’ve worked hard and spent years perfecting your skillset within your industry. You’ve built up a fantastic business and are now looking to take a step back from the coal face and maybe even retire. What are the options available to you? What will you need to do? There are many options available to... Read more »
URGENT!!! But is it really?
Is it really urgent? Or are you just spiking my cortisol levels unnecessarily? These days so much of what I receive is marked “urgent”. If I was pilot or a surgeon I would understand the urgency of a request to do something. But I am not. I am a lawyer. And in reality there is... Read more »
What’s in a share?
You and your business partners have got your business idea, a little funding and plenty of ideas and enthusiasm. Your accountant may have advised you to set up as a limited company, or you may have decided to do this. So now – what about your shares? They’re all the same, right? WRONG! There are... Read more »
Understanding Right to Work Checks
It’s not a secret that employers must carry out a Right to Work (RTW) check on potential employees, and that Recruitment Companies must do so when introducing candidates to clients. Where we refer to employers in this blog, it applies equally to Recruitment Companies. In theory, this has been made much easier by Digital Identity... Read more »
How Court Proceedings for Debt Recovery Unfold Following the Court’s Pre-Action Protocol
You will already have seen our “Top Tips for Debt Recovery” article which tells you what happens before you issue court proceedings. After attempting to resolve matters through mediation or negotiation, Court action may be the last resort to recover the funds outstanding. In order to issue Court proceedings, the claimant is required to complete... Read more »
Why you shouldn’t use Chat GPT to write your legal documents
Chat GPT was launched on 30th November 2022 and has quickly become a social media sensation. Created by San Francisco company OpenAI, Chat GPT is a natural language processing tool and provides human sounding responses to prompts or questions. Driven by artificial intelligence it can answer questions, assist with tasks, and even tell jokes! And... Read more »
What to do if a client hasn’t paid
Debt recovery Top Tips Is a customer/client refusing to pay an invoice? Are you worried that taking legal action might be costly but just as concerned the loss will be damaging? What to do if a client hasn’t paid Invoice as usual You should raise your invoice how you usually would. Payment terms, ideally, would... Read more »
The Register of Overseas Entities
Are you a company based outside the UK and own a property or land in the UK? You need to register with the Register of Overseas Entities If you have a company based outside the UK but own property in the UK, you do need to consider the need of registration with the Register of... Read more »