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...
Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 – part 2
On 26 June 2020, the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (the “Act”) received the Royal Assent in response to the COVID-19 crisis to help companies struggling due to the pandemic. This ma...
Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020
On 26 June 2020 the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (the “Act”) received the Royal Assent in response to the COVID-19 crisis to help companies struggling due to the pandemic. This maj...
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...
Future Fund access by UK government to support start-up and fast growth companies – COVID 19
The UK government has announced a new investment support program for those start-up and fast growth businesses who are in difficulties, in the form of convertible loans (also known as loan notes) amid...
COVID-19 – Force Majeure and Frustration – Relief from Contractual Commitments
The outbreak of the Coronavirus (Covid 19) pandemic in China in December 2019 has caused significant disruption at an unprecedented scale to business worldwide and businesses should carefully review t...
AGM’s, UK Insolvency Law, Wrongful Trading – Proposed changes due to COVID-19
The UK government has recently issued a further set of rules aiming to assist companies to help adjust to the consequences of the coronavirus COVID 19. These include: a) Introduction of a legal frame...
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...
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...