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Sports Q&A – Corporate governance - key things to know
29 June 2018I’m taking on an in-house role with a professional sports team and will have responsibility for ensuring the board meets its corporate governance requirements. What are some of the key things I should know?
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Matthew Rowbotham writes for PR Week: Is PR ready to share? The employee ownership alternative to the agency model
29 June 2018In an article for PR Week, Matthew Rowbotham comments on how employee ownership uptake has, generally, remained confined to a few core sectors, and asks, is PR ready to share?
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The new 2018 QCA Corporate Governance Code for small & mid-size quoted companies
27 June 2018The Quoted Companies Alliance, the independent membership organisation that champions the interests of small to mid-size quoted companies, has recently released its revised and updated QCA Corporate Governance Code 2018.
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Court implies duty of good faith in “relational” contract
26 June 2018The courts may be more willing to imply a duty of good faith into joint venture agreements, following a recent High Court case.
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Director’s privacy – improvements to the Companies House regime for removal of residential addresses
26 June 2018New regulations, which came into force on 26 April 2018, will make it easier for directors (and others) to remove their residential addresses from publicly available Companies House documents.
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Lewis Silkin advises Haymarket on its sale of the world’s best-selling gadget magazine – Stuff – to Kelsey Media
Deal
06 June 2018Lewis Silkin has advised its long-standing client, Haymarket Media Group, on the sale of Stuff to Kelsey Media. Stuff encompasses the world’s best-selling gadget magazine and Stuff.TV. The deal is due to close in mid-June following consultation with affected employees. It follows the sale by Haymarket, advised by Lewis Silkin, of four specialist consumer brands to Future plc, which closed last month.
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Lewis Silkin secures sale of leading digital consultancy Sparkler to PA
Deal
31 May 2018Leading law firm Lewis Silkin LLP has advised Sparkler, a leading digital insight and strategy consultancy, on its acquisition by PA Consulting Group.
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Lewis Silkin advises Cirkle on “transformational” Employee Ownership restructure
Deal
26 April 2018Leading law firm Lewis Silkin LLP has advised Cirkle, the PR and digital consultancy, on its move to become 60% owned by employees.
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Karish Andrews comments on financial fair play (FFP) regulations, in multiple media outlets
Press
13 April 2018Karish Andrews comments on football team Paris St-Germain, who are set to face UEFA sanctions after accusations of failing to meet FFP regulations.
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Buying a business in the UK
Inbrief
01 April 2018This guide is intended to assist potential buyers, who are from overseas, and have not been through the process of buying a business in the UK before and want to know a little more about what to expect. English company law does not impose any restrictions on foreigners acquiring an interest in domestic companies. These notes assume that the target business is owned by a private limited company incorporated in England, with several individual shareholders.
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Lewis Silkin advises Haymarket on its sale of five consumer media brands to Future plc
Deal
26 March 2018Lewis Silkin has advised its long-standing client, Haymarket Media Group, on the sale of five consumer media brands to Future plc, for an aggregate sum of up to £14m.
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What makes a company a quasi-partnership?
20 March 2018Lord Wilberforce’s observation that “a company, however small, however domestic, is not a partnership…” indicates that there are clear distinctions between even the smallest companies and partnerships. However, case law has shown that in some instances the court has been willing to deem companies “quasi” or “in substance” partnerships.
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Fergus Payne writes for Accountancy Age: What does the future hold for listed accountancy firms?
Press
13 March 2018In an article for Accountancy Age, Fergus Payne discusses why firms would consider listing on a stock market or taking external investment.
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Directors held to be trustees of company property
08 March 2018The Supreme Court has held that directors should be treated as being in possession of company property from the time of their appointment because, as fiduciary stewards they are trustees of trust property within the meaning of section 21(1)(b) of the Limitation Act 1890 (“the Act”).
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Update on the new tax rules for payments in lieu of notice
16 February 2018New tax rules will mean that income tax and national insurance contributions (“NICs”) must be paid on all payments in lieu of notice (“PILONs”) with effect from 6 April 2018.
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Lewis Silkin has advised the Harbour Group on its acquisition of US textiles and furniture company Thibaut Inc.
Deal
15 February 2018Lewis Silkin has advised its client the Harbour Group on its acquisition of US based company, Thibaut Inc.
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Lewis Silkin advises Next Fifteen Communications Group plc on its acquisition of The Brandwidth Group Limited
Deal
08 February 2018Lewis Silkin has advised its client Next 15, the digital communications group, on its 100% acquisition of The Brandwidth Group, a UK based digital innovation agency on 6 February 2018.
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Lewis Silkin French Desk advises the global HR management group Synergie on its disposal of Acorn Learning Solutions
Deal
06 February 2018The French Desk advised long term client Synergie, owner of the Acorn group of companies in the UK, on the disposal of its UK subsidiary Acorn Learning Solutions, the training arm of leading recruitment agency Acorn Recruitment, to the Welsh based training provider ACT, in January 2018.
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Lewis Silkin’s French Desk advises Descours & Cabaud Slovakia, part of the French group Descours & Cabaud, on its acquisitions of Hayley cz
Deal
02 February 2018The French Desk of Lewis Silkin assisted existing client the Descours & Cabaud Group in its acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Hayley cz, a company based in the Czech Republic.
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Lewis Silkin French Desk advises the French group Descours & Cabaud on its acquisition of Hayley 24/7 Engineering Services
Deal
01 February 2018The French Desk assisted existing client Descours & Cabaud SA in its acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Hayley 24/7 Engineering Services Limited which completed in December 2017.