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High Court treats company and shareholder as same claimant when exercising jurisdiction to stay second claim

16.02.2012

High Court has clarified that, if a derivative action is brought by a 100% shareholder, then a claim is brought by the company itself the claimant in the two actions will be treated as substantiall...

Department: Corporate and Commercial > Corporate and Commercial > Corporate and Commercial > Corporate and Commercial > Dispute Resolution > Dispute Resolution > Dispute Resolution > Dispute Resolution


Data Protection Checklist

05.04.2011

This checklist highlights the key legal obligations businesses should consider when dealing with personal data about customers, suppliers, employees or any other individual who you may encounter in...

Department: Corporate and Commercial > Corporate and Commercial > Corporate and Commercial > Corporate and Commercial


Trading Disclosure Requirements

01.09.2010

In the current era of government deficit, it is worth ensuring that your business complies with all necessary legislation as the government is likely to start cracking down on breaches in order to ...

Department: Corporate and Commercial > Corporate and Commercial > Corporate and Commercial > Corporate and Commercial


Checklist: distributorship and agency

09.07.2010

There are different ways to expand your business into a new market or territory. Two common methods are distributorship and agency. It is important to be aware of the key differences between appoin...

Department: Corporate and Commercial > Corporate and Commercial > Corporate and Commercial > Corporate and Commercial


Provision of Services Regulations 2009 checklist

20.04.2010

The Provision of Services Regulations 2009 came into force on 28 December 2009. This checklist highlights the obligations that the Regulations impose on your business and the consequences for your ...

Department: Corporate and Commercial > Corporate and Commercial > Corporate and Commercial > Corporate and Commercial


Contract Negotiations

19.02.2010

This is a checklist of key issues to consider when negotiating contracts on behalf of your business. You should always take legal advice if you are negotiating a large or unusual contract. Contact ...

Department: Corporate and Commercial > Corporate and Commercial > Corporate and Commercial > Corporate and Commercial


Protection of residential addresses under the Companies Act 2006 from 1 October 2009

21.10.2009

Since 1 October 2009, under the Companies Act 2006, the filing of residential addresses of directors for public disclosure is discretionary.

Department: Corporate and Commercial > Corporate and Commercial > Corporate and Commercial > Corporate and Commercial


Shareholder's agreements - merely pre-nuptial agreements or something more?

05.12.2008

No-one gets married expecting to get divorced. Equally, one believes that our other half will not go on a massive spending spree on the joint account but is there anything to stop them?

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