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Commercial Update and Advice

All the latest news published by the firm is listed below. Click on the title to access the article. To access all previous news articles, please go to our news archive.


July 2010 News

		Are you prepared if something goes wrong with your business?
		Save £££ - Get a Mediator involved
		When a commercial transaction is complicated
		Can gender specific dress codes be discriminatory?

June 2010 News

		Can a landlord be sure that his entry does not constitute re-entry for the purposes of forfeiture?
		The increasing need for monthly rental payments in commercial leases
		Good tax advice is key to preparing for changes from HMRC
		Your Immigration & Illegal Working Obligations Made Easy – The Adams Way

May 2010 News

		If you're a shareholder, you need an exit strategy
		Landlord's Intention Must Be Long Term
		Negotiating the rent is easy, but what about the details?
		Accidents on holiday can be tricky

April 2010 News

	Wills, Trusts and Probate
		Unmarried couples without wills inherit trouble

	Company & Corporate
		Admin blunder leaves tobacco theft uninsured

	Personal Injury
		When liability comes down to a duty of care

	Residential and Commercial Property
		Alert: vacant property targeted


March 2010 News

	Commercial Property
		Law of Covenants Set to Change
		Monthly Rental Payments – BRC Keeps Campaigning


		Partnership
			Ex-Partner Bound by Partnership Accounts

		Insolvency
			24/7 WebCHeck Service

		Employment
			Whistleblowing – Allegations Arising During Tribunal Claims

News Archive

News published in previous quarters is listed below. Click on the title to access the article

		General - Business
			What to Do About Copyright Infringement
			What Makes a Director?
			Want to Sack Your Auditor? Pause for Thought
			Waivers of Salary – Pitfalls
			Registering a Trade Mark
			Minority Shareholder Gains £400,000 Payoff
			Insider Dealing – New Regime
			Freezing Orders
			Discovering a Cover-Up – Tips for Directors
			Company Director Convicted for Using Prohibited Name
			Buying from an Administrator – Pitfalls
			Directors – You Need Protection
			Directors Who Do Nothing are Liable for Loss
			Managing Hazardous Waste
			Making Retention of Title Work
			Good Boardroom Practice
			Late Filing Fees Hike for Companies
			Restricting Your Salary – Good Idea or Not?
			Valuation Not Binding if Not All Parties Agree
			Managing Redundancies
			Safeguarding Cashflow and Options for Swift Recovery of Debts
			Tough Going for Customers as Banks Seek Security
			Surviving the Recession – a Brief Guide
			Priority Review Items
			Watch Out!
			The Recession – Keep an Eye on Your Lender!
			Existing Loans and Overdrafts
			Future Loans and Overdrafts
			Other Facilities
			Coping With Recession – VAT Tips
			Make Use of Bad Debt Relief
			Cash Accounting
			Requests for Payment
			Finance Charges and Discounts
			Avoiding the End of Lease Blues
			Can’t Get Paid by A? Try B!
			New Contract, New Danger?
			Is My Company Deposit Account Safe?
			Cash Flow Management – The Most Common Mistakes
			TUPE and ‘Off-shoring’
			Tax Returns – Greater Certainty
			New Guidance on Late Night Taxis
			Who Decides? Big Decision
			Directors – Be Careful What You Sign!
			Disqualification Traps for Directors
			Data Protection – New CCTV Guidelines
			IVAs – New Code of Conduct
			Company Road Safety – Police Get Tough
			Directors’ Duties Under the 2006 Companies Act
			Dividend Waivers – Making Them Work
			In Brief - New Advisory Fuel Rates
			In Brief - Taxman Challenges Troncs
			Is a Director an Employee?
			Making Training Costs Tax Deductible
			Non-Cooperation Sufficient for a Ban
			Taper Takes Toll
			The New CGT Regime – Who Wins and Who Loses?
			In Brief Insolvency in the Internet Age
			Limitation of Auditors’ Liability – Take Care What You Sign
			HMRC – New Guidance on Expenses
			Companies Act 2006 – The Next Round
			Directors’ Liability for Business Debts
			Car Fuel and VAT – Your Options
			Company Accounts – New Disclosure Requirements
			Court Warning for Non-Executive Directors
			Simpler Execution of Deeds for Companies
			Insolvency – Directors Have Benefit of Doubt
			New Consumer Protection Laws – A Reminder
			Provision of Assistance for Purchase of Shares – Points to Ponder
			Tax Clearances – Procedures Improved
			Tax on Capital Gains – How Entrepreneurs’ Relief Works
			Avoiding Online Theft


		RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
			Making the Boundaries Clear
			OFT to Act on ‘Sale and Rent’ Schemes
			Repossession Protocol Changes – More Spin than Substance
			Mortgage Exit Administration Charges – Consumer Redress
			Buying a House and Consumer Protection
			Easements and Covenants – Changes to the Law Proposed
			Estate Agency Fees Require More than Introduction
			HIP Temporary Provisions Extended
			HIPs – Questions Answered
			Right to Buy – Common Sense Prevails in Definition of Premises
			Who Doesn’t Need a HIP?
			Lack of Clarity Causes Title Disputes
			Buying Abroad – Take Care
			New HIPs Resolution Service
			Mortgage Holders ‘Clueless’ About Interest Rate Impact
			Right To Buy –Tthe Present Position
			Oral Agreement Gives Rise to Property Rights
			HIPs – Scope Extended

House Owner Pays Price for Contract Failure

Conveyancing

When Equal Shares Change

Failed Property ‘Try On’ May Be a Crime

Commercial Property and Contracts

Friends Fall Out When Agreements Not Formal

A Current Tenant is a Good Tenant

SDLT – Lest We Forget

Tenancies and Insolvency – Landlords Take Note

Guidance on Letters of Intent

Put Up or Shut Up

Empty Properties – Rating Change Approaches

Careful Drafting Pays Dividends

Leases – New Code of Practice


		Employment (including Health and Safety)
			The Duty to Manage Asbestos – HSE Guidance
			First Corporate Manslaughter Case
			New Minimum Wage Rates Announced
			Redundancy Dismissal and Age Discrimination
			The Importance of Safety Standards
			Health and Safety – VDU Use
			Guide to IR35
			Managing Violence in Licensed and Retail Premises
			New Data Protection Guide
			Protecting Business Interests
			Employed or Self-Employed? New Guidance
			Discrimination by Association – ECJ Rules
			ACAS Consults on Draft Code of Practice on Discipline and Grievance
			Age Discrimination – Young Workers
			Employee Liable for Employer’s Losses
			New Minimum Wage Rates Announced
			Risk Assessments and Routine Activities
			Collective Redundancy Consultation – A Reminder
			Age Discrimination and Selection for Redundancy
			Redundancy – Suitable Alternative Employment
			Treasury Proposes New Construction Tax Regime
			Get Ready for Compulsory Pensions
			Duty of Care to Employees – Obvious Risks
			Making Training Costs Tax Deductible
			Is a Risk Assessment Necessary?
			Annual Increase in Tribunal Awards
			Employing Illegal Migrant Workers
			Manual Handling
			Defective Compromise Agreements
			Stress – An Employer’s Duties
			Statutory Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Pay
			The Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations
			National Minimum Wage – Guidance on Accommodation Offset
			National Minimum Wage – New Rates
			EOC Guidance on Managing Pregnant Women and Parenthood
			Consultation on Additional Paternity Leave and Pay
			Expired Disciplinary Warnings
			Return to Work After Maternity Leave – What is the Same Job?
			In Brief-The National Minimum Wage and Tips


		Immigration
			Immigration – A New Approach to British Citizenship
			New Immigration System – Rules for Highly Skilled Workers
			New Regime For Highly Skilled Migrants


		Landlord and Tenant
			Letting Agent’s Commission Terms Unfair
			Tenancy Deposit Protection Schemes – Landlords Beware
			Tenancy Deposit Scheme – Court Opts for Leniency
			When is a lease created?
			Tenant Beware
			HMRC in Buy to Let Probe
			Residential Tenancies – Tenancy Deposit Scheme

		Liquor Licensing
			Licensees Beware
			Victory for Licensee in ‘Speculation’ Case
			Noise at Work in the Music and Entertainment Sectors – A Reminder
			Noisy Pubs – What Can Be Done?
			Licensing Appeals – Who Carries The Cost?
			Revised Local Authority Licensing Law Guidance
			Cigarette Ban – What a Fag!
			Fag End Costs £500


		Litigation
			Database Actions are Back!

Family and Matrimonial

Pre-Nups – Not Quite There Yet

Non-Disclosure Does Affect Settlement

Divorce – Future Pension Not Taken Into Account

Divorce and the Downturn

Foreign Marriage Not Recognised

In Case They Don’t Live Happily Ever After…

Uncertainty Prevents Revision of Divorce Arrangement

Remarriage Not Ground for Alteration of Divorce Settlement

Broken Homes – Split Houses

Dementia is Health Care Issue

Family Gifts Part of Marital Assets

Child Custody – How it Works

Non-Molestation Breach Now a Crime



		Personal Injury
			Acting Too Soon Prevents Claim
			Medical Claim Not Always Against Hospital
			Clinical Negligence – Liability Tests


		Wills, Trusts and Probate
			Financial Provision – Same Address Not Necessary
			What Happens if I Don’t Make a Will?
			Advance Directives – Safeguards
			How the New CGT Regime Works
			Cohabitation and Estates
			Unlocking Your Equity – the Choices
			Tax Consequences of Keeping Your Home When You Move
			Inheritance Tax Threshold
			CGT and Non-Business Assets
			Drawdown Lifetime Mortgages
			HMRC Publishes Nil Rate Bands
			IHT and the Pre-Budget Report – Traps Still Remain
			Putting Cash into a Family Business
			Check Your Will
			Avoiding Inheritance Tax With Discounted Gift Schemes
			Contested Wills – Costly, Unpleasant And Avoidable
			Witnesses to a Will
			Revocation of Wills
			Powers of Attorney - New and Old

		Employment Law
			Duty of Care to Employees – Obvious Risks


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