Business Law Updates

The Growth and Infrastructure Bill, which received Royal Assent in April 2013, provides for a new type of employment status – the ‘employee-shareholder – with effect from 1 September 2013. Not to be

In a ruling which underlines that bankruptcy is not a private matter that can be kept from the public gaze, a newspaper has been granted permission to view and report the contents of the

In a ruling which vividly reveals that tax reduction schemes can be both lawful and highly effective, a car sales group that was issued with very substantial demands for back-tax and penalties in respect

In a test case which gives important guidance on the inter-relationship between the Data Protection Act 1998 (the DPA) and the winding-up of insolvent companies, the High Court has ruled that liquidators are not

In a decision which places tight limits on a VAT exemption widely used by property developers, the Upper Tribunal has ruled that extensive works carried out on a barn did not quality as a

In a stern warning to divorcees who try to hide their wealth that they are on a hiding to nothing, the High Court has pierced the corporate veil of a bewildering array of off-shore

In a ruling which revealed that workers’ entitlement to set off travel expenses against income tax may well depend on the type of contract under which they are employed, an itinerant power station worker

In a remarkable case which is bound to cause a major stir in the shipping industry, the High Court has ruled that the catastrophic loss of an $88.5 million bulk carrier in a force

Published Tuesday 20th August 2013, 11:33 AM The Intellectual Property Office has issued two new ‘plain English guides for SMEs’ outlining changes to UK designs and patents law in the Intellectual Property Bill, which

Clients holding shares in AIM listed companies are reminded that the shares will soon be able to be held within an ISA, making gains and income effectively tax exempt. AIM listed shares held