Following the recent European Court of Justice case of Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland and Maximillian Schrems (Case C-311/18) EU:C:2020:559, the EU-US Privacy Shield can no longer be ...
UK Global Entrepreneur Programme
This note focuses on The Global Entrepreneur Programme, (GEP), a venture capital programme aimed at creating global companies from start-ups, using the United Kingdom as a strategic headquarters and b...
Launching Your Business – Our Services
This note focuses on some of the legal services and general assistance that Redfern Legal can provide to your business during the various stages of launching your business and our approach. In the ear...
Bounce Back Loan Scheme: A loan by the government to boost small businesses affected by COVID-19
Small and medium-sized businesses hit by COVID-19 and who cannot access ordinary bank loan or other government led programme are able to benefit from a new fast-track finance scheme (BBLS). The fundin...
Guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
Guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) has been published by HMRC. Employers will be able to claim back 80% of the wages (up to £2,500 per month) of employees who have been “furlou...
Coronavirus Crisis: Business Risks and Director Duties
As the the coronavirus crisis continues unabated in the UK and around the globe, primarily directors and to some extent other stakeholders, must remain vigilant and identify, manage and mitigate any...
Why there won’t be a change of Heart over the Brexit Decision
There is an increasing amount of noise on the subject of a change of heart over the Brexit decision. Can or indeed should the decision to leave the EU be changed? European Council President Donald Tus...
Is the Ankara Agreement Visa at Death’s door?
It looks like Turkish nationals should not rely on the Ankara Agreement visa route in the future. The Ankara Agreement – formally known as the European Community Association Agreement because its ex...
Changes to company registers – Register of People with Significant Control
Some major changes were recently made to the Companies Act 2006 by the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 and some of the key sections of the new Act will soon be coming into force. Fr...
New EU Online Dispute Resolution platform
From 15 February 2016, the EU Online Dispute Resolution (“ODR”) platform will come into operation for businesses and consumers. It is intended to allow consumers and traders to settle online dispu...