Cross-border insolvency is a complex legal area that deals with cases where insolvent debtors have assets or creditors in more than one country. In the context of the United Kingdom,…
Fixed and Floating Charges are very important for a secured lenders and have significant impact if a company becomes insolvent as it governs the sequence in which creditors can be…
John Szepietowski considers what is economic abuse in financial remedy proceedings? Many clients have little or no detailed knowledge of their financial situation. One in 6 women in the UK,…
New research has revealed that shockingly, 59% of adults in the South East of England do not have a valid will. At Audley Chaucer we believe having a will provides…
Since 1976, it has been illegal for an employment agency to deliberately introduce or provide workers to an employer to perform the duties of employees who were participating in official…
The Trade Marks Act 1994 (TMA 1994) is a United Kingdom law that governs trademark registration and protection in the UK. Under this law, trademark infringement occurs when a person…
Family Investment Companies (FICs) are private limited companies that have become increasingly popular for managing family wealth and assets. They offer a number of tax advantages over trusts, and are…
In recent years, the issue of gender and athletics has been thrust into the global spotlight, with South African middle-distance runner Caster Semenya becoming the centre of a heated court…
“Never Events” are patient safety incidents that have the potential to cause serious patient harm or death but are wholly preventable if there were strong national level safety recommendation that…
In the recent High Court decision of Darwall and Darwall v Dartmoor National Park Authority (‘DNPA’), Sir Julian Flaux, Chancellor of the High Court (‘the Judge’), ruled in favour of…