The UK government is introducing a public register of overseas entities that own residential and commercial property in the UK. It is hoped the register will reduce money laundering practices and enco...
Changes to UK’s insolvency regime in the wake of Covid could spell trouble for suppliers
Within weeks of the 1st Covid-19 lockdown, Parliament enacted several changes to the UK insolvency regime over concerns of possible disruptions to the economy. According to George Marques, Head of Cor...
Mandatory Whistleblowing Requirements for EU Companies
EU companies with more than 50 employees may need to implement changes to ensure compliance with the stringent new EU laws on whistleblowing. Non-EU subsidiaries may also be affected. The EU Whistlebl...
Supreme Court’s decision in £3billion data privacy case may come as a relief for data controllers
The Supreme Court has handed down their eagerly awaited decision in the £3billion case of Lloyd v Google. The court blocked the claim by Richard Lloyd, representing 4 million iPhone users, from proce...
Mandatory climate change reporting for organisations from 2022
The UK Government is proposing that from 2022 all large UK private companies and LLPs must include a report on climate change in their annual report. In this case, “large” means organisations with...
UK Modern Slavery Statement Registry for Large Organisations
The UK government has launched a Modern Slavery Statement Registry in order for organisations to publish the positive steps taken to address the risk of modern slavery in their supply chains. Includin...
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...
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...
