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A recent case has demonstrated that a consistent course of conduct by directors and shareholders which is contrary to the express provisions in a company’s constitution may well result in an implied variation of the document, according to a corporate...

This Bill received its second reading on 27 January 2017.  It proposes to amend section 25(2) of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973.   The purpose of this private member’s Bill is said to be ‘to reform the law relating to the...

Midlands law firm George Green LLP has recently chosen the charity it will raise funds for during the course of 2017. After polling staff, George Green announces that during 2017 it will raise funds to support Combat Stress. Combat Stress is the...

A partner who breaches his duties to the partnership risks losing some or all of his share of the partnership profits earned in the period during which the breach occurs, according to a corporate lawyer.  “A partner is an agent of the partnership...

The Bill, if enacted, would have amended the Civil Partnership Act 2004 to allow heterosexual couples to enter into a civil partnership.  The premise of the bill was to enable couples that were opposed to marriage in its traditional form to have a...

A recent case has starkly illustrated the potentially disastrous consequences of not properly concluding contractual negotiations, according to a leading corporate lawyer.  “Due to time constraints, parties to a commercial venture often proceed on...

Black Country Chamber of Commerce Employment Law Update At this event the employment team at George Green LLP will be presenting a review of employment law highlights from 2016 and those to be aware of for 2017.  Items covered will include:...

Each year, George Green LLP, a law firm based in the West Midlands, focuses their efforts on raising funds for one particular charity chosen by the firm.  For 2016 it was the Motor Neurone Disease Association. Motor neurone disease (MND) is a...

A recent case has underlined the importance of the project monitor’s advice to a development lender, according to a corporate lawyer. “Funding for a construction project is usually drawn down in tranches, against evidence that the borrower has...

A Premier League Footballer has been ordered to pay maintenance in the sum of £200,000 per year excluding school fees after only 19 months of marriage. There was little capital available despite the high income of the husband. The level of maintenance...