For this International Women’s Day, the theme is to #EmbraceEquity by recognising that equity isn’t just a nice-to-have, it’s a must-have.

An overview of practical considerations for directors and companies on exiting lockdown successfully.

The process of dealing with the death of a loved one is usually talked about in emotional terms, and understandably so. But it can also be a complex logistical and administrative task that most people are unaware of.

If you operate any share incentive arrangement or have issued shares, granted options or made other forms of share or loan note award to directors and/or employees during the 2019/20 tax year you must report such activity to HM Revenue & Customs by 6 July 2020.

We were instructed to assist an engineering design company (“the client”) in recovering unpaid invoices (with a value of £300,000+) (“the invoices”) from a manufacturer (“the debtor”).

The UK has 4.8 million family businesses – 88% percent of all businesses in the UK – big brands such as Dyson, Warburtons and Specsavers are but a few that spring to mind. While the majority are small businesses, over 17,000 are medium and large companies.

With games being available at the touch of a button either on mobile devices or on a console (whether physically or digitally), it may seem like strong financial backing is the key to successful game development and bringing your creations to market.

While Enterprise Management Incentive (“EMI”) options are often seen as easy to implement, the company’s and employee’s eligibility at the point of grant of the option is not the end of the story.

After the First Tier Tribunal found in favour of the beneficiary of a Remuneration Trust (Marlborough v HMRC) in September 2021, a differently constituted First Tier Tribunal, when considering an almost identical scheme used by Strategic Branding, has found in favour of HMRC, having determined not to adopt the reasoning applied in Marlborough.

The Insurance Act 2015 comes into force on 12 August 2016. Although this may seem a long way off, it fundamentally changes the way business insurance will be underwritten, so if you take out any sort of insurance cover for your business it is worth being aware sooner rather than later.