Many leases contain reference to specific regulations or Acts of Parliament that the tenant must comply with and in respect of these, the tenant is generally fully aware of their obligations. For example, any well drafted alteration provisions will set out in detail the tenant’s obligations under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015. The […]
In a recent decision, the Court of Appeal has determined that the Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993 (Regulations) do not apply when the agent in question is engaged in respect of the sale of intangible property – electronic goods cannot be regarded as such. Thus agents engaged in the sale of electronic items (such […]
Three company directors were found to have acted in breach of duty, and thus have assumed personal liability in connection with a reorganisation which left the company unable to meet its own liabilities without the assistance of its subsidiaries in LHR Services Ltd (in Liquidation) v Raymond Arthur Trew, Jason Marcus Brewer, Derek O’Neill. As […]
In multi-let buildings and/or in premises in close proximity, there is almost certain to be a degree of interruption, interference, annoyance or disturbance caused at some stage by one occupier to another or others. There is only so much of this that can be tolerated especially when this is having an impact on the businesses […]
Whatever your reasons are for setting up a charity (perhaps it is for tax reasons or to benefit from business rates relief), here are a few points to consider when doing so. Trustees Trustees are those who have general control and management of the administration of the charity. The Charity Commission suggests appointing a minimum […]
A ‘pre-pack’ is where a company in financial difficulty arranges the sale of its business before entering administration (a form of insolvency process). Immediately upon the company entering administration, and without first notifying creditors, the administrators sell the company’s assets to a third party. Creditors of the company that has entered administration are only likely to […]
Your landlord wants to carry out works to your property which may require the erection of scaffolding; nothing to worry about, surely? Wrong. There are many issues to consider when a landlord wishes to erect scaffolding (or just does it anyway); not least whether your lease permits them to do so. First things first. It […]
Tenant only break options are a useful way for tenants to give themselves a potential way out of a lease if, for example, there may be a strategic requirement to exit a lease. On the surface, break options seem simple but there are complications within them of which tenants need to be aware. At the […]
Many non-UK resident lenders in the commercial property sphere will often have encountered the problem of UK withholding tax on interest at 20%. As an alternative to the traditional double tax treaty relief method, the qualifying private placement is a relatively new method through which investors and lenders can be exempted from withholding tax on […]
The rise of Corbynomics and the fall of Carillion have put PFIs in the spotlight. What would terminating such contracts actually involve? At the Labour Party Conference last year, John McDonnell raised the idea that public sector bodies could provide better value for money in certain service areas if the government was to terminate long-term […]
Background On 30 March 2018 a revised version of the AIM Rules for Companies (AIM Rules) became effective. The new version of the AIM Rules extends the ambit of the information that each AIM company must include on its website pursuant to rule 26 of the AIM Rules. The new version of the AIM Rules […]
Fladgate LLP is pleased to have acted for the lead group of financial investors (comprising Zouk Capital, Index Ventures, 83North, Creandum and Northzone) on the sale of their entire interest in iZettle to PayPal Holdings; subject to regulatory approval. The total deal value was $2.2B. Nathan Medlock, Partner at Zouk Capital commented: “We are grateful […]
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