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Fee Earner Focus: Q&A – Sophie Robertson (Employment)
Sophie Robertson
Sophie Robertson (pictured), qualified as a Solicitor in September 2019 and joined Bermans upon qualification as a Solicitor in the Employment team in Liverpool.
Continue ReadingMenopause breaking the taboo in the workplace
Sophie Robertson
The Women and Equalities Committee survey in 2021 found that that nearly a third of women (31%) had missed work because of menopausal symptoms.
According to the NHS, the menopause is “when a woman stops having periods and is no longer able to get pregnant naturally.”
Unfortunately for those affected several side effects can accompany the physical change, this can include hot flushes, fatigue, memory loss, difficulty in concentrating, headaches, night sweats, low mood/anxiety, and insomnia.
Continue ReadingSanctions update: UK bans services exports to Russia, cutting Russia off from UK services
Last week, the UK Foreign Secretary, Liz Truss, announced a ban on certain professional and PR services exports from the UK to Russia. The banned services include management consulting, public relations and accounting. The Foreign Secretary commented that the ban will help to ensure that Putin fails in Ukraine, by cutting off service exports that are fundamental to the Russian economy.
Continue ReadingBoris Becker is familiar with being in the spotlight for financial trouble
Tara Farrelly
James Whittaker
In 2002 Becker was charged and convicted of tax evasion by Munich District Court after pleading guilty to evading about 1.7m euros tax by claiming to live in Monte Carlo at a time when his main residence was in Munich.
More recently, on 21 June 2017, Becker was declared bankrupt by the High Court following a petition from private bank Arbuthnot Latham presented against him on 28 April 2017 after Becker defaulted on loan repayments for a loan of circa £3.5m for a property in Mallorca.
Continue ReadingCommercial rent arrears: the new law
Late March saw the end of some long-standing temporary changes in the law due to COVID-19, and the introduction of some new ones! Commercial landlords and tenants are affected.
From early in the first lockdown in 2020, commercial landlords were banned from exercising most of the usual remedies available to them to enforce rent arrears that fell due during the period of the pandemic, as a measure to protect tenant businesses.
Continue ReadingDavid and Goliath Intellectual Property Disputes – A way forward for SMEs
Intellectual property rights are valuable assets of your business and it is important that you take steps to protect them. You can do this by registering your rights and ensuring that anyone infringing those rights is stopped as soon as possible.
Continue ReadingChanges to National Minimum Wage, statutory rates of pay and compensation
National Minimum Wage
For those aged 23 and over, the national living wage has increased from £8.91 to £9.50 per hour.
New rates for the national minimum wage are as follows:
Continue ReadingNew restrictions to company purchase of own shares
In February 2022, the Chartered Institute of Taxation (“CIT”) received clarification from HMRC in relation to their position on legislation relating to a company’s purchase of its own shares under section 1033 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 (“CTA 2010”). In particular, HMRC have outlined their interpretation of the word ‘possesses’ in section 1062(2) CTA 2010 in instances where the purchase has multiple completion dates.
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Post-Covid World: Debt Recovery (Webinar Event)
This 60 minute webinar will take place at 10am on Tuesday 26th April 2022.
The session will focus on tips to ensure that your invoices are paid and some steps you can take to protect yourself and to recover outstanding debts.
The main topics that we plan to cover are:
- Impact of Covid-19
- Debt collection checklist
- Pre-Court procedures – What you can do
- Going legal – what are your options
Russian Sanctions – how they may affect you or your business
The UK Government recently imposed sanctions on Russia in light of the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. Asset freezes have been imposed on a number of individuals and entities. More information on individuals and entities subject to an asset freeze (“designated persons”) can be found on the UK Government’s website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/financial-sanctions-consolidated-list-of-targets
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