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April 29, 2024
Conflict and managing resolution for family businesses
Conflict in business is normal but what can make it harder to resolve is when it involves family members who are working together in the business. This can often lead to disputes taking longer to resolve and having far wider consequences outside of the workplace. Issues can vary from tensions over money, succession, business direction, […]
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April 16, 2024
Succession planning for the future
Every business owner needs to consider what will happen when the time comes for passing on their business and ensuring this transition is well planned and thought-out is important for the future success of the organisation. It can be both a daunting and sensitive process, especially if it is a business you have built up […]
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April 13, 2024
Who gets the dog?
During lockdown there has been a rise in pet ownership with many people paying thousands of pounds for ‘pandemic puppies’ to help them get through the lockdown boredom. This also means in the future there is likely to be a rise in pet custody battles if their relationship breaks down. Fuelled by reports of celebrity […]
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April 5, 2024
Typical life cycle of a business
Our Commercial and Corporate team practice a wide range of business law helping you and your business at every stage of its lifecycle. Inception On starting up a business, you need to consider whether you intend to operate as a sole trader, a traditional partnership, a limited liability partnership or a limited company. The great […]
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April 3, 2024
Rights for Minority Shareholders
As a minority shareholder in a business how do you protect your rights especially if there is a disagreement with other shareholders? It is important to have a shareholder agreement in place and this should specifically cover how minority shareholders will be protected if a range of issues arise. This should include a provision for […]
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February 2, 2024
Where there’s a Will there’s a way to help charity
Legacies, the gifts people leave to charity in their Wills, are a vital source of funding for many charities in the UK. Legacies can be left as a fixed sum of money, a percentage of the value of the estate or as an individual possession (such as land, property, paintings or shares), and there may […]
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February 2, 2024
The history of Maidstones stag
The statue once described as “a dramatic, rampant stag, rearing up on its hind legs, full of masculine raw energy” is well-known by all Maidstone residents and locals, but less well known is where it came from. The Stag was sculptor Edward Bainbridge Copnall’s largest piece of work and for it he was awarded a […]
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February 2, 2024
Stamp duty and ‘mixed use’ land and property
A recent tax tribunal ruling highlights the confusion surrounding buying mixed use property or land and how much Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) is payable. This decision clarifies what some people have seen as a ‘loophole’ and HM Revenue and Customs look closely at the amount of SDLT being paid on mixed use land and […]
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February 2, 2024
“Squatters’ rights” versus “legal owner’s rights”
Adverse possession (more commonly known as “squatters’ rights”) is the way in which rights of ownership over land can be obtained without the legal owner’s agreement. Sounds unfair? It depends… If you are a legal owner, you obviously would not wish to receive a letter from the Land Registry stating that they have received an […]
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February 2, 2024
“Smash and Grab” Adjudications – Where are we now?
Smash and grab adjudications happen when the paying party fails to give either a payment notice or a pay less notice. If neither of these notices are given then the full amount applied for by the payee can be adjudicated even if it is not owed in a true valuation. Following the decision in ISG […]
