Posted by James Worrall, Partner
The Corporate team at Royds Withy King has supported beauty start-up Shakeup Cosmetics on an equity investment as part of an initial funding round to support the launch of the business.
Posted by James Sage, Partner
Since the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and Data Protection Act 2018, we have experienced a considerable rise in the number of Subject Access Requests (SAR) made to our employer clients. Requests can be burdensome, time-consuming and costly to deal with but there are some practical ways to minimise these problems.
We will be discussing this topic in full at our upcoming employment law updates in Bristol and Surrey. If you would like to join us please click here, or continue to read.
Posted by Amie Dee, Senior Associate
The system in which the government currently allows business rates to work is outdated. Since the 1990s reports suggest that there has been a tax increase by 50% causing many high street retailers to “close up shop”. Retail is the largest private sector employer in the UK, employing approximately 3 million people.
Posted by Caroline Preist, Partner
The Property Ombudsman Scheme received 16% more complaints last year than the previous year. Our Property Disputes team comment on the trends and highlight some scenarios that they have seen.
Posted by James Worrall, Partner
The recent High Court decision in Burnden Holdings (UK) ltd (in liquidation) v Fielding serves as an important reminder of the importance of careful planning and execution for corporates planning a demerger or distribution as well as highlighting the importance for all boards of the directors’ duties regime.
Posted by Nicola Radcliffe, Senior Associate
In April 2015, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) assumed responsibility for prosecuting providers for all health and safety related incidents. Four years on, we take a look at the situation, examine the trends and analyse the sanctions CQC has been applying.
Posted by Fran Tremeer, Solicitor
When a company collapses, there is usually a queue of creditors hoping to get back at least some of the money owed to them. With the new rules set to change the order in which creditors are to be paid in insolvency scenarios, individuals and companies relying on insolvency proceedings to recover debts may find themselves worse off.
Posted by Lauren Harkin, Partner
Employment status and IR35 has hit headlines again. The Government has confirmed that the IR35 tax regulations will be extended in April 2020. Changes to IR35 were made in the public sector in April 2017, and similar changes are now due to be introduced for medium and large businesses in the private sector.
Posted by Richard Lake, Associate
One of the less obvious effects of the referendum vote – and the resulting dip in the value of the pound – is the boost it’s given the UK leisure and hospitality sector. Research by Travel Weekly, the UK’s market-leading publication for the travel industry, has revealed that the number of people spending their annual summer break in the UK has gone up by 12% from 57% to 69%.
Posted by Amie Dee, Senior Associate
Contributing authors: Tim Gofton
Stories about pop-up stores seem to… well, pop up nearly every day now. And no wonder: in the modern highly instagrammable world, pop-ups might just be perfectly positioned where ‘click’ meets ‘brick’ and therefore set to revive UK high streets.
Posted by Matthew Hendra, Solicitor
Matthew Hendra from our Employment team takes a look at the latest forecast and helps you understand what employers need to do to keep their employees safe.
Posted by Mei-Ling Huang, Partner
Boris Johnson has taken the keys to Number 10 as the country’s new Prime Minister. But what will his premiership mean for adult social care?