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28 11, 2024

Court of Appeal clarifies how to obtain a freezing injunction

By |2024-11-28T13:02:52+00:00November 28th, 2024|Dispute Resolution|

What does a ‘good arguable case’ mean in the context of a freezing injunction? In the recent case of dos Santos -v- Unitel SA, [1] the Court of Appeal clarified this key threshold test for obtaining a freezing injunction. What are freezing injunctions? A freezing injunction[2] is a discretionary remedy which prevents the respondent from disposing of or dealing with [...]

25 11, 2024

I Saw The Sign – A Useful Reminder Concerning Rights of Way

By |2024-11-25T13:25:48+00:00November 25th, 2024|Real Estate|

That peaceful pathway that you have used as a shortcut every day on your walk home from work might seem convenient and easy to navigate, but it may just turn into a maze of legalities. In a decision earlier this year in Nicholson and Another v Hale and Another, the Upper Tribunal considered whether a small sign put up by the [...]

25 11, 2024

Share buybacks – what does fully paid mean?

By |2024-11-25T13:05:11+00:00November 25th, 2024|Corporate|

Under s.691(1) of the Companies Act 2006, a limited company may not purchase its own shares unless they are fully paid. But does this extend to the premium or does it only apply to the nominal value of the shares to be repurchased? What does fully paid mean? In the absence of any clarification in the Companies Act 2006 as [...]

11 11, 2024

The change from BRPs to eVisas – what you need to do

By |2024-11-11T12:16:50+00:00November 11th, 2024|Immigration|

UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) are developing a digital immigration system. This means they are replacing physical documents with an online record of your immigration status, known as an eVisa. So with the change from BRPs to eVisas, what do you need to do? Biometric Residence Permits (BRPs) are being phased out from 1 January 2025 to be replaced with [...]

28 10, 2024

Update on the Renters’ Rights Bill

By |2024-10-28T12:28:36+00:00October 28th, 2024|Real Estate, Services|

Update on the Renters’ Rights Bill: Key Changes and Implications for Landlords and Tenants The Renters’ Rights Bill was published on 11 September 2024, and had its second reading in Parliament on 9 October 2024. This Bill was introduced by the government following the abandonment of previous efforts to reform the residential rental market under the former Renters’ (Reform) Bill [...]

23 10, 2024

What is a material adverse effect?

By |2024-10-23T09:54:53+01:00October 23rd, 2024|Corporate|

Solicitors frequently use the term “material adverse effect” but what does it mean? In BM Brazil I Fundo De Investimento Em Participacoes Multistrategia v Sibanye BM Brazil (Pty) Ltd [2024] EWHC 2566 this was considered by the High Court in relation to a no material adverse effects condition in the share purchase agreements governing the transaction. The High Court considered whether the [...]

15 10, 2024

Employers: Are tips being shared fairly?

By |2024-10-15T11:47:27+01:00October 15th, 2024|Employment, Restaurants & Cafes|

The Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 came into force on 1 October 2024 (the Act). The Act makes it mandatory for all tips to be passed onto workers without deductions. The underlying principle is that employees will receive tips, gratuities, and service charges in full, and they must be allocated in a fair and transparent way by their employer. [...]

3 10, 2024

Teacher Stern Achieves Legal 500 Ranking

By |2024-10-15T13:28:21+01:00October 3rd, 2024|About Us|

Teacher Stern is proud to announce its recognition in the 2025 edition of the Legal 500 directory for the 11th year running. This ranking highlights the firm’s exceptional legal expertise, client service, and commitment to excellence in the legal industry. Legal 500 is a globally respected guide that evaluates and ranks law firms based on rigorous criteria, including client feedback, [...]

19 08, 2024

Cruel Intentions – Landlord’s Beware When Opposing Lease Renewals

By |2024-08-19T12:03:13+01:00August 19th, 2024|Real Estate, Services|

Landlords who want to obtain vacant possession of premises at the end of a tenancy benefitting from the security of tenure protections in the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (“the Act”) often use the redevelopment and own occupation grounds in sections 30(1)(f) and (g) of the Act to resist the grant of a new tenancy. On 13 May 2024, however, [...]

29 07, 2024

Companies House: Strike, you’re out!

By |2024-07-30T09:43:33+01:00July 29th, 2024|Commercial|

Companies House can strike a company off its register via a process called involuntary strike off. In fact, according to R3, the trade association for the UK’s insolvency and restructuring professionals, over 500,000 companies in the UK are struck off the register and dissolved each year, with around 95% being via this process just for failing to file accounts or [...]

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