Business

  • This article is part of Ashtons’ series of explainers about the Digital Single Market strategy. Other articles are available about the portability regulations and copyright directive. Under recently enacted legislation,...

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  • The Changing Boundaries of Privilege

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    If you or your business are facing a dispute, your first telephone call may well be to your legal advisors. Your next internal email to a colleague however could cause...

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  • Truck Cartel Update – January 2019

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    There has been some significant progress in the claims being made for compensation. We can now update you about this. You may recall the reasons these claims are being brought:...

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  • Managing old tyres

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    DVSA have just provided advice on the use of tyres over 10 years old. There is no ban on the use of such tyres but advises that there is a...

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  • If it’s broke, be sure to fix it

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    In August 2018, the Government announced a crackdown on rogue directors seeking to trade insolvent companies. With high profile businesses still dominating the headlines for poor financial performance, Alexander Curnow...

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  • With precious little time before 29 March 2019 (the scheduled date of UK’s departure from the EU) international goods (and indeed passenger) operators still have no clear idea what arrangements...

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  • Driver CPC post EU exit – changes?

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    The take up of Driver CPC training (Certificate of Professional Competence) is currently said by training providers to be much lower than expected. Lorry drivers with acquired rights (because they...

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  • How will driver licensing work if you wish to drive within the EU after 29 March 2019 in either a professional or personal capacity? In short it will depend on...

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  • Media attention is likely to fall once again this week on the legal situation surrounding the ‘truck cartel’ and the compensation which may be due to many who purchased or...

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  • In recent months, there has been a growing interest in the way businesses are using a particular type of insolvency prevention procedure – known as a Company Voluntary Agreement –...

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  • Up close and personal

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    In this piece, Solicitor Paul Mitchell explains what a personal guarantee is. What is a personal guarantee? A personal guarantee is an agreement by an individual (the Guarantor) to meet...

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  • When a Partner departs

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    Most couples understand the need to make Wills to make life simpler for the survivor if one spouse dies. Sadly the same doesn’t always apply to business partners preparing a...

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