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...
Case Update: Document validly executed when signing director left office between signature and completion
The High Court has found that a company debenture, signed by its sole director and the company secretary but not completed for three months by which time the director had left office, was validly comp...
European Court of Justice has declared Safe Harbor invalid
On 6 October 2015 the European Court of Justice issued a judgement in favour of a private individual Mr Schrems, against Facebook, declaring as inadequate the protection provided by the US safe harbou...
Nurses added to Government’s Shortage Occupation List
The UK Government permits non-EU workers who are skilled and have been sponsored by an organisation in the UK to come and work under the Tier 2 (General) visa category. An annual cap of 20,700 exists ...
New Consumer Rights arrive on 1 October 2015
Consumer law is changing as the Consumer Rights Act (CRA) comes into force on 1 October 2015. The law will be clearer and easier to understand, meaning that consumers should be able to buy and busines...