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The only constant changes to the UK Immigration Rules
08 November 2016Sponsored Migrants - the Tier 2 Skills Transfer subcategory will close on 24 November 2016.
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Global compliance in a culturally complex world
15 November 2016A recent report published by Control Risks titled ‘International Business Attitudes to Corruption’ succinctly highlighted some of the extreme challenges faced by Compliance Officers within global organisations.
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Protect against Defamation and Privacy actions
15 November 2016The law of defamation and also the law of privacy is at a watershed. Since the beginning of 2010 the media have stepped up their campaign for a change in our laws, for more flexibility and a greater ability for freedom of expression to be paramount. This has been much more evident since the Human Rights Act 1998 incorporated the European Convention of Human Rights. This inbrief is intended to show how best to try and avoid a letter before action and a claim, when legal advice is appropriate and what to do when you get a complaint.
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An introduction to trade marks in the UK
17 November 2016A trade mark registration provides the most effective form of protection against improper use of a business name, brand, logo or slogan by a competitor.
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Converting to an LLP
18 November 2016Originally conceived as a vehicle for use by professional practices to obtain the benefit of limited liability while retaining the tax advantages of a traditional partnership, limited liability partnerships (LLPs) have a far wider use as is evidenced by their increasing popularity as an alternative business vehicle in a wide range of sectors.
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Any more BIDs
20 November 2016Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) are partnerships between local businesses and local authorities which aim to improve defined commercial trading areas by providing additional services funded collectively by business rate payers.
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Limited Liability Partnerships
22 November 2016Originally conceived as a vehicle for use by professional practices to obtain the benefit of limited liability while retaining the tax advantages of a partnership, LLPs have a far wider use as is evidenced by their increasing popularity as an alternative business vehicle in a wide range of sectors
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Image rights
27 November 2016Famous sportspeople, entertainers and other celebrities derive substantial incomes from allowing themselves to be commercially associated with brands. It is big business, very big business, and because of this celebrities are faced with two very different problems.
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Acquisitions au Royaume Uni
28 November 2016Quelque soit votre expérience en matière d'acquisition de sociétés dans d'autres pays, les différences culturelles dans les tactiques de négociation, la lourdeur et la complexité des transactions au Royaume Uni ainsi que l'absence de protection légale de l'acheteur, posent un challenge á l’acquéreur français.
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Are your board minutes up to scratch
30 November 2016In the absence of substantive advice or regulation on minute taking at meetings of a company’s board of directors, ICSA (the Governance Institute for Company Secretaries) has published guidance on this. The guidance states that minutes should “provide an accurate, impartial and balanced internal record of the business transacted at a meeting.”
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Partners profit share can be forfeited for breach of duty
30 November 2016The High Court has recently ruled that a partner or LLP member, who commits a breach of fiduciary duty, may forfeit any part of his profit share which constitutes remuneration.
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Employee shareholder status to be abolished
01 December 2016The tax-advantageous employee shareholder status (“ESS”) scheme is to be abolished from 1 December 2016, according to an announcement in the Chancellor’s recent Autumn Statement.
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Crime and punishment an immigration double act
02 December 2016Provisions of the Immigration Act 2016 authorising immigration officers to close businesses for employing illegal workers will take effect on 1 December 2016.
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Leaving the EU through the back door while the parties rage on
05 December 2016Whilst Brexit debates and litigation bubble away, a number of changes are being made to the way the United Kingdom approaches immigration of EEA Nationals and their families. The Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 are being replaced with a consolidated 2016 version.
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Changes to EU law around the regulation of On Demand Video
07 December 201625 May 2016: The European Commission has proposed wording for the revision of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD)
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New guidance for traders and advertisers on price claims published
07 December 2016Today (7 December 2016) after a lengthy period of consultation, the Chartered Trading Standards Institute published updated guidance on pricing practices and price claims.
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Getting the best out of AI in Retail
19 December 2016It is no secret that artificial intelligence (AI) has come on leaps and bounds in the past few years and now its benefits are fast becoming very apparent in the retail sector. In both the offline and online world, retailers are utilising AI to shake up the status quo. The question is: how do you make AI work in your business and what are the key legal considerations to think about when using AI?
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BoF and McKinsey Co report
19 December 2016A very interesting report has been published by The Business of Fashion (BoF) and McKinsey & Company: The State of Fashion 2017.
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