There is a famous quote, “A Verbal Contract isn’t worth the paper it’s written on” this is attributed to Samuel Goldwyn, although the quote is a misreporting of an actual quote, which was praising the trustworthiness of a colleague: “His verbal contract is worth more than the paper it’s written on” and sometimes it may […]
The simple answer to this question is a ‘Lawyer’ a person who practices law, whether as a Barrister, Solicitor, or Chartered Legal Executive, Attorney & Counsellor at law, Foreign Qualified Lawyer and Paralegals. Lawyer in the context I refer to it is much wider than would be expected and reflects changes introduced by the Legal […]
In the resolution of a civil dispute anyone is entitled to a fair hearing within a reasonable time, at a reasonable cost, and with appropriate independent input to ensure fairness. There are, however, circumstances in which options other than litigation may be more cost effective, quicker, or flexible, while still resulting in a fair outcome. […]
A contract is a promise or set of promises, the breach of which the law gives a remedy, or the performance of which the law in some way recognizes as a parties’ obligation. It is an agreement between two or more parties creating obligations that are enforceable or otherwise recognizable at law. In this fast […]
While a company is trading solvently, the duties of the directors are owed to the company for the benefit of present and future shareholders. However, once the company becomes insolvent, or there is doubt as to its solvency, the directors must also consider or act in the interests of the company’s creditors in order to […]
The management of a company is invariably delegated, under the company’s articles, to the board. Articles will typically provide that the business of the company is to be managed by the directors, who are empowered to exercise all the powers of the company, the powers must usually be exercised by the board collectively at a […]
The Companies Act 2006 (CA2006) simply defines a director as including any person occupying the position of director, by whatever name called. However, general principles have been established in case law, including the recent Court of Appeal case of Smithton v Naggar ([2014] EWCA Ci 939). A de-facto director (or director ‘in fact’) is someone […]
Disputes often arise between majority and minority shareholders, resulting in many instances, when the majority seek to expel a minority shareholder, but how can this be done? There are several possible ways of removing a shareholder, or forcing a sale of their shares, but care needs to be taken in each case, and a tactical […]
Payment for construction works is usually paid in instalments, however on very small projects alternative payment methods such as payment upfront or payment on completion may be utilised. Payment in construction is statutory protected under Part two of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (HGCRA). All construction contracts entered into before October 2011 […]
Private Limited companies are owned by the members, these shareholders are there at the beginning when everything is hunky dory, and perhaps lodge significant funds, but if overtime these initial members are side-lined or a dispute arises between the members what can the shareholder do. This blog post gives a bite sized overview of the […]
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