Law Updates

09/03/2010 - Considerations When Looking To Trade Internationally

Whenever you trade outside your own country’s border you can face the same problems recovering outstanding sums as you do from companies within your own jurisdiction. Read Full Article

08/02/2010 - Insolvency Statistics Make Interesting Reading

Last week (5th February 2010) was the release for the final court of 2009 of the insolvency statistics which show some surprising results and are a good indicator of the state of the economy. Read Full Article

02/02/2010 - Fathers to get six months of paternity leave

Business leaders have urged the Government to reconsider its proposal to extend paternity leave to up to six months in a baby’s first year. Read Full Article

30/10/2009 - Sickness on Holiday – Replacement Leave

Most employers would consider it unavoidable bad luck if the annual leave of one of their workers was marred by illness. That was until the European Court of Justice (ECJ) recently handed down its decision in the case of Pereda v Madrid Movilidad SA in September 2009. Read Full Article

30/09/2009 - Discretionary Trusts and The Change Of The Income Tax Rate From 40% To 50% With Effect From 5 April 2010

The change in income tax rates which will be effective in the tax year 2010/2011 make it imperative to consider what steps, if any, should be taken to mitigate the income tax burden on trustees of discretionary trusts. Read Full Article

29/09/2009 - The default retirement age of 65 remains lawful...for now!

The High Court has just handed down its decision in the high profile Heyday case ruling that, subject to the employer following a retirement process, it is legal for employers to require employees to retire from the age of 65. Read Full Article

23/06/2009 - Government to scrap the Sick Note

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21/05/2009 - Second Quarter Rent Day Highlights The Severity Of The Current Economic Crisis

24 June 09 Q2 rent day - likely to bring increases in the number of insolvencies. How Furley Page Debt Recovery and Insolvency team can help. Read Full Article

12/03/2009 - Latest Judgement On Splitting A Family Business After Divorce

Any business owner going through a divorce may draw some comfort from this first instance Judgment in the High Court, reported at the beginning of 2009. Read Full Article

12/03/2009 - Pre-Pack Administrations : Friend or Foe ?

Recent high profile pre-packs include Whittards and The Officer's Club. Read Full Article