Briefing Notes

Please note that Briefing Notes are not maintained, and reflect the law as at the date of publication or update.

Business Protection

Restrictive Covenants
Business Information
Garden Leave
Database Rights
The Duty of Loyalty from Directors, Partners and Senior Employees
Injunctions
Springboard Injunctions

Charities

Community Interest Companies
Incorporating a Charity
Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIOs)

Commercial Contracts

Franchising
Trading on Standard Terms
Contracting with Consumers: Key Considerations
Discrimination in the Provision of Goods and Services
Contract Negotiations
Unfair Contract Terms
Distributorship and Agency
Sales Promotions

Commercial Litigation and Disputes

Litigation Funding Options
Compromising Claims, Offers of Settlement and Part 36
Residential Possession Proceedings
Recovering a Trade Debt
Disclosure
Enforcement of a Judgement
Costs in Litigation
Debt Collection - Alternative Procedures
Guide to the Stages of a Commercial Claim
Guide to Litigation in the County Court
Alternative Dispute Resolution - the main options
The Debt Respite Scheme

Commercial Property

Energy Efficiency In Privately Rented Commercial Property
Stamp Duty Land Tax
Commercial Property - Breaches of Covenants by the Tenant
Overage Payments in Land Transactions
Regulatory Reform Fire Safety Order 2005
Residential Service Charges
Tenants' Exercise of Break Clauses in Leases
Control of Asbestos Regulations
Land Registry Plans – What are the Requirements?
Planning Overage Obligations in Land Transactions

Company Law

Confirmation Statement
Competition Law
Community Interest Companies
Register of People with Significant Control
Incorporating a Private Limited Company
Life After Financial Assistance
Limited Liability Partnerships
Membership of Limited Liability Partnerships
Company, Partnership or LLP?
Sports Clubs & Social Enterprises – Legal Structures

Corporate Transactions

Franchising
A Guide to Management Buyouts
Share Buybacks – Private Companies
The Disclosure Letter Explained
Selling a Business
Imposing Restrictive Covenants in a Business Sale
Preparing Your Business For Sale
Employee Ownership
Buying a Business
Warranties and Tax Indemnities in Share Sales
Share Purchase v Asset Purchase
Domain Name Transfers

Employment Law

Discrimination in the Workplace
Vicarious Liability and Discrimination
Injunctions
Springboard Injunctions
The Duty of Loyalty from Directors, Partners and Senior Employees
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
Restrictive Covenants
Business Information
Database Rights
Garden Leave
Online Background Checks on Existing and Prospective Employees
Dismissing an Employee
Criminal Record Information
Flexible Working
Employment Status
Hiring an Employee
Email and Online Risks
Disciplinary Procedure
Providing a Reference
Salary Sacrifice Arrangements
Buying an Insolvent Business, TUPE & Other Employment Issues
Guide to TUPE
Rights of Agency Workers
Disability Discrimination - Reasonable Adjustments
Time off for Dependants
Pregnancy and Maternity Discrimination
Sickness-related Dismissals
Redundancy: Alternative Employment
Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses

Family Law

Divorce
Special Guardianship
Civil Partnership Dissolution
Pre- and Post-Nuptial Agreements
Finance
Domestic Abuse
Children
Alternatives to Family Court Proceedings

Healthcare Businesses

Buying an Insolvent Business, TUPE & Other Employment Issues
Energy Performance of Buildings
Guide to TUPE
Control of Asbestos Regulations
Regulatory Reform Fire Safety Regulation Reform

Insolvency

Pre-packs
Administration
Buying an Insolvent Business TUPE & Other Employment Issues
Recovering a Trade Debt

Intellectual Property

Ten Tips For Better Use of Intellectual Property
Changes to the Rules on using Cookies
Brand Management
Comparative Advertising
Passing Off

Leasehold Services and Advice

The Deregulation Act 2015
Tenancy Deposit Schemes
Residential Service Charges
Lease Extensions
Right to Manage
Collective Enfranchisement
The Right of First Refusal (s5 Notice)
Landlord’s Consent to Alterations under a Lease

Private Client

Introductory Guide to Wills
Inheritance Tax Planning
Digital Legacies
Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs)
Claims Against Estates

Personal Injury

Funding Options and Preliminary Matters

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Leasehold Services and Advice

Private Client

Personal Injury

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