In this article, I will discuss the implications of two recent High Court cases that have examined the decision-making powers of sole directors in private companies: Hashmi v Lorimer-Wing and Fore Fitness Investment Holdings Limited [2022] EWHC 191 (Ch) (“Fore Fitness”) and Re Active Wear Limited [2022]…
What is unfair prejudice? Prejudice is an attitude or opinion formed without adequate knowledge or justification. Unfair prejudice is a term used in the Companies Act 2006 to describe a situation where a company’s shareholders are treated unfairly, or their rights are breached by the company’s actions.
Capping the amount a solicitor can take from a client’s damages is enough to show that the client gave ‘informed consent’ to the deduction, the High Court has ruled in a judgment affecting 400 conditional fee agreements. In Swann v Slater & Gordon, District Judge Rouine sitting in the High Court in….
New legislation making major employment law changes to existing regulations comes into force from Monday 6 April 2020. Employers and employees can find the updated advice here on Acas’s website. The most significant employment law changes are: The Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay Act….
Commercial Disputes in business are inevitable, but they don’t have to cost the earth or damage your reputation. Here are some tips to avoid commercial disputes from escalating. Nine times out of ten, business relationships are uncomplicated, undemanding and straightforward from start to….
The effects of Covid-19 have been evident throughout the legal sector, primarily causing the English legal system to be dragged hastily into the 21st century. The once traditional formal hearings, now, have a consistent utterance of ‘can you put your microphone on?’, and ‘your connection dropped,….
The government has extended the current eviction ban until the end of March – a decision that has been cautiously welcomed by housing lawyers who remain concerned that tenants can still be made homeless due to Covid-related rent arrears. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government…..
Principle of Finality in Litigation – A judgment made in open court takes effect when it is made and not when it is subsequently sealed. The lapse of time between the making of an order in open court and sealing it may be taken by the unsuccessful party as an opportunity to rehearse legal….
The Government implemented both temporary and permanent reforms to the UK insolvency regime in light of the COVID-19 (COVID) pandemic and resulting economic crisis. Significant changes were made by the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (CIGA) which aimed to ease the pressure on businesses….
Before the introduction of the Limited Liability Partnership (“LLP”) as a legal entity in English law 20 years ago, the only form of legal partnership that existed was a partnership under the Partnership Act 1890. A significant difference was that in an old style partnerships each partner had joint (but not several) liability.
