A debenture is an instrument of security granted by a borrower to a lender, and if granted by a corporate borrower, is registered at Companies House against the borrower’s name. A debenture provides to the lender security over the borrower's...
If you are not married and the property is in your sole name then your cohabiting spouse does not generally have an interest in that property. However, where a cohabiting partner makes financial contributions to the property for example paying...
A ‘Barder Event’ describes a circumstance when an unexpected and unforeseen event invalidates the fundamental basis upon which a financial remedy order was made. If such criteria are satisfied, the Court can revisit and alter the previous...
Welcome The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (AWR) are derived from EU law. They aim to strike a balance between protecting agency workers and preserving the benefits of flexibility that using an agency provides to both businesses and workers. The AWR...
As the law stands currently in order to get divorced before 2 years have elapsed since you and your spouse separated you or your spouse has to rely upon a fault based fact to evidence the irretrievable breakdown of your marriage to the court. This...
In order to change a child’s name who is under the age of 16, whether that be forename or surname, all those with parental responsibility have to be in agreement. If those with parental responsibility are in agreement, then simply a change...
In order for your divorce proceedings to progress to the Decree Nisi stage you have to be able to prove to the court that your spouse has received your divorce petition and has had the opportunity to respond to it. It can therefore be very...
The Enterprise Investment Scheme has been available for investments since 1994. It is a tax efficient scheme which was introduced to encourage equity investment in new and small companies. The EIS offers tax reliefs to individual investors who buy new shares...
Welcome Section 230 Employment Rights Act 1996 sets out the legal definitions of employee and worker. To be a worker – and gain the benefits of paid holiday and national minimum wage - there must be a contract between the business and the...
A personal guarantee is a promise, given by an individual, to ensure that a third party fulfils its obligations and/or a promise to fulfil those obligations if that third party fails to do so. The individual who signs is a personal guarantee is therefore...
