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Share buybacks enable a company to purchase its own shares from one or more of its shareholders. This can have several advantages including: returning surplus money to shareholders increasing liquidity […]

Air-conditioning is considered to be a comfort of modern life, but do you know what is in your system? Air-conditioning plants use refrigeration units with hydrochlorofluorocarbon refrigerants, including one environmentally […]

UK adult obesity rates have risen substantially in recent years. While the effects of this are primarily borne by the NHS, a recent Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) case demonstrates that […]

On 16 March 2013, the Late Payment of Commercial Debts Regulations 2013 (“Regulations”) came into force. These amend the provisions of the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 (“Act”) […]

In March we reported on ‘A new kind of employee ownership’. Since then, further detail has emerged. The idea of ‘employee shareholder’ status, which comes into force this autumn, is […]

Mandatory relief from business rates is available to charities where the rate payer is a charity and the property is wholly or mainly used, for charitable purposes. The relief is […]

It is time to take energy performance certificates (EPCs) seriously when renting or buying commercial property. New regulations for the private rented sector (which includes commercial property) will be brought […]

Businesses are now protected from potential discrimination claims made by volunteers. In the case of X v Mid-Sussex Citizens Advice Bureau, the Supreme Court has ruled that an unpaid volunteer […]

A popular way of organising a shoot is through a ‘shooting syndicate’. Members have permission to shoot on their own properties, or sometimes over land owned by an unconnected party. […]

Our lawyers have tirelessly golfed, baked, raffled and quizzed their way to raise money for Cheltenham-based medical charity Cobalt, our chosen charity of the year. The charity committee organised a […]