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Employee Restrictive Covenants – Supreme Court Tilts the Balance in Employers’ Favour?
Employee Restrictive Covenants Supreme Court Tilts the Balance in Employers’ Favour? In a recent case, the Supreme Court ruled that a non-compete clause in an employment contract that prevented the ex-employee having a minority shareholding in a rival company...
No Contract, No Fee – Risk-Takers Beware!
Do you do business on a handshake? No Contract, No Fee – Risk-Takers Beware! It is so easy to get caught out. You see a great business opportunity when you meet someone at a networking event who seems very keen in do business with you. You spend a considerable amount...
Entrepreneurs Relief – Important Changes
Entrepreneurs Relief has changed Are you aware of how it affects you?Last year’s Budget announced a number of important changes to Entrepreneurs’ Relief. These changes took effect on 6th April 2019.Entrepreneurs’ Relief is a relief from Capital Gains Tax available...
Heald Updates
MacMillan Coffee Morning
Who doesn't like cake? Tuesday 17 September 11am - 2pm It's that time of year again when we raise money for MacMillan Cancer Support. We have a deep-rooted office rivialry in the office over who is the best baker and we use this time of year to put our...
ICO Sink their teeth
The ICO sink in their teeth The first employee has been sent to jail The first employee has been sent to jail for illegally accessing personal data. In this land mark case the employee of an accident repair company used his colleagues’ login details to...
Plan for your succession
Why should you plan for winter when it is still spring? Contrary to belief, succession planning is more than choosing who will run your company after your death. The absence of or bad succession planning could lead to unexpected liabilities or other risks...
Educational Articles
Ending the blame game in divorce
Can we put an end to the blame game in divorce? A much awaited change is on the horizon for divorcing couples, which will overhaul the current fault-based system. The law in relation to divorce as it stands is extremely outdated and does not reflect the reality of the...
Good faith in contracts
Can Good Faith Be Implied? On occasion we find that our clients assume that there is a general presumption of fairness in contract law. They assume that the role of a Judge in a contractual dispute is to discern what might be a fair outcome for the parties...
Court of Protection
LPA Applications Following on from last month’s introduction to the Court of Protection where we discussed why having a Lasting Power of Attorney is necessary, I thought that giving a flavour of how the Court deals with applications might be helpful. Almost...
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