Landlords need to be aware of legal developments in the following three areas : - 1.    Energy Performance Certificates. 2.    Empty property rates. 3.    Leasing business premises ... read more >

Data protection is an issue that many businesses have not taken too seriously in the past, even ones trading online. But the authorities are now taking a tougher line, both here and in the US.... read more >

In our corporate acquisitions work, we conduct due diligence on many companies and businesses, and we see the same issues time and again.  We are also often asked to advise on problems which could have been resolved if these issues had been prop... read more >

Outsourcing is an arrangement by which an organisation in the public or private sector (the "Customer") contracts out to a third party supplier of services (the "Supplier") the provision of a business activity or function that ty... read more >

Other articles on our website review the implications for businesses selling over the internet of the Data Protection Act 1998, the Telecommunications (Data Protection and Privacy) Regulations 1999 and the Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regu... read more >

The fundamental point is to think and plan ahead. Hand in hand with this is the need for proprietors to keep their advisers well abreast of their objectives and intentions and give them the opportunity to advise in a timely way.... read more >

On 1 October 2007 a substantial part of the Companies Act 2006 came into force. Amongst the new provisions are a new codified statement of directors' duties. These set out for the first time in statute principles of law that previously had to be gat... read more >

There have long been provisions in UK Companies legislation requiring UK companies to disclose certain corporate information on their business letters and certain other documents. These go back many years, and covered printed letterheads, ord... read more >

When initially deciding on the acquisition of a particular target company or business, buyers will often rely only on available public information, limited information released by the sellers and any knowledge of the target's business that they have... read more >