What Legal Support Do You Need for a Farm Business Tenancy
Entering into a Farm Business Tenancy (FBT) can create valuable opportunities for both landlords and tenants, but it also requires...
Court ruling means significant change for indefinite trade mark licences
A recent Court of Appeal decision may have important implications for businesses operating under long-term trade mark licences. In Zaha...
Companies House ID Verification – How an Authorised Corporate Services Provider Can Help
Companies House identity verification is now a key part of UK company compliance. Introduced under the Economic Crime and Corporate...
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023: Changes to UK Company Law
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) marks the most significant changes to Companies House since corporate registrations...
Understanding Terms and Conditions When Selling to the Public
When selling goods or services to the public, having clear Terms and Conditions (T&Cs) in place is essential. T&Cs provide...
Scaling Successfully: Top Tips for Business Expansion
Scaling up a business marks the transition from the start-up phase to a growth-focused enterprise. Growing a business focuses on...
Advice for Early-Stage Businesses
Early-stage businesses face a number of hurdles when trying to establish themselves. Our Corporate and Commercial team work across a...
Electronic signature and execution of contracts
The events of the past 18 months have accelerated the desire and need for businesses to be able to conclude...
Registration Extension for Crypto asset businesses
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced an extension to the deadline by which crypto-asset businesses in the UK must...
Breathing space for businesses
The recent Budget was delivered against a backdrop of feverish expectation of tax increases for both individuals and businesses. With...
Top Tips for preparing your Business for when the transition period ends
Ed Barnes, Head of Corporate and Commercial Team has shared his top tips with Cheshire & Warrington LEP for preparing...
Brexit – An Oven Ready Turkey for business this Christmas?
It would be lovely to be able to write a blog that helps inform businesses clearly about what to expect...
The Taxman Cometh
For the second year in a row the scheduled Autumn Budget was cancelled. Last time it was the upcoming “Brexit...
Updates on Emergency Jobs Support Scheme
The furlough scheme will come to an end on 31 October 2020 and the government has announced that, following that...
Furlough period extended until the end of June 2020
The Chancellor has today confirmed that the furlough scheme will now extend to the end of June 2020. The scheme,...
COVID 19: Government Guidelines for the Self-employment Income Support Scheme
On Thursday 26 March 2020, Chancellor Rishi Sunak gave a summary of the measures to be put in place for...
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme & Furlough FAQs
On Friday 20 March 2020, during the early evening TV Government briefing which we have now all become accustomed to,...
COVID-19: Considerations for commercial agreements
Quite apart from the consequences for the health and health services of the global population, the current Coronavirus crisis is...
Changes to the off-payroll (IR35) working rules deferred until 2021
IR35 changes delayed: What's happening with IR35? The off-payroll working rules (often referred to as IR35) (“the Rules”) were designed...
Growth strategies for business leaders
Are you ready for investment? Edward Barnes, head of corporate commercial, discusses growth strategies for business leaders. How is your business...
Entrepreneurs’ Relief – good news for alphabet shares
The initial relief on Budget Day in October that Entrepreneurs’ Relief (ER) would remain at its current rate of 10%...