Small companies are often described as ‘quasi-partnerships’. That is because the owners are the day-to-day operators and know what is going on. When it is operating well, it is great. But sometimes minority shareholders can feel disadvantaged. They can suffer an ‘unfair prejudice’ which, if enough to satisfy the requirements of section 994 of the
Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), often referred to as confidentiality agreements, are a type of commercial agreement used to prevent the misuse of confidential information. An NDA will define what information is considered confidential and are often used to protect sensitive information and to keep trade secrets confidential, e.g. key information about employees, financial information, and intellectual
Do you want to start or expand your business and need advice on which approach is best? Kuldeep Clair, Consultant Solicitor, looks at the differences between various types of commercial agreements. For many companies, considering whether to establish an agency, distribution or franchise relationship, the differences between these expansion models may not always be immediately clear.
Defamation My client was a professional girl in her mid-twenties who had done modelling work and had contact with a man who worked part-time as a photographer. He made repeated and persistent requests to my client for her to send photographs and to pose for photo-shots, which turned into requests for nude and semi-pornographic
These days whether in the context of business or personal life, the protection of one’s reputation is more important than ever before. Damaging, obscene, and untrue comments/photos about a business or individual are easier to circulate than ever before. That is obviously because of the easy access of everyone to the internet and to social
Rights under the furlough scheme (CJRS) It is clear that the Covid-19 crisis has caused considerable pain and anxiety to many in the UK, in so many ways. Many millions of employees were, or have been, ‘furloughed’ under the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), the purpose of which was to reduce the impact on
Are you an employee or ‘worker’? Are you a self -employed ‘contractor’? Are you an employer? What are your rights and liabilities? You may think you know the answer to that question, but the answer may be different from what you imagine. Your position may be either better or worse than you think! Why is
Can the directors of a limited company be personally liable for the company’s breaches of an employment contract with its employees? Kuldeep S. Clair looks at an interesting recent case: The basic principle is that the company is a legally distinct and separate entity from those individuals that own and direct the company. That