The High Court has considered, in the context of a share purchase transaction, whether the beneficial owner of half the sale shares (B) was liable for fraudulent misrepresentation and breach of warranty claims brought by the buyer (IV), in circumstances where B had...
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SSP Self Certification Period Temporarily Extended to 28 Days until 26th January 2022
To enable GPs to focus on the COVID-19 booster programme, the Government has brought in new temporary legislation which allows employees to self-certify for 28 days. Employees can normally self-certify sickness absence for the first seven days only. The new...
Sky Sports TV Presenter was employed under hypothetical contract and IR35
The First-tier Tribunal (FTT) has held that the IR35 intermediaries rules applied to a Dave Clark a now retired sports presenter providing services to Sky through a personal services company. The individual provided live darts and boxing coverage. Under the...
When it comes to trade marks, it’s EASY – why EasyGroup got defeated by Easylife
Trade marks are easy like a Sunday morning, although less so if you’re the EasyGroup - the holding company which owns EasyJet and many other trademarks. It is fair to say that Stelios (who apparently remains as chairman of EasyGroup) and his merry men are no strangers...
Number of furloughed jobs rose to 4.7 million at end of January 2021
On 15 March 2021, the government published updated official statistics on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), revealing that the announcement of the third national lockdown on 4 January 2021 led to a significant increase in the number of jobs furloughed,...
Ryanair “Jab & Go” advert misleading, says ASA
Ryanair's “Jab & Go” Advert has been ruled misleading and banned by the ASA following 2500 complaints - one of the most complained about ads last year. The Advertising Standards Agency investigated the ad shown at Christmas time, which suggested people booked...
Buying a business in a recession?
https://youtu.be/fQPKWGy1eAo Walt Disney has been quoted as saying: “I’ve heard there’s going to be a recession. I’ve decided not to participate”. I couldn’t find if it was a genuine quote or one of those internet quotes, but I like it nonetheless. And I see my...
1 in 3 businesses looking to make staff redundant over next three months
A survey of 2,097 British businesses published by Acas has revealed that 37% of employers are likely to make redundancies over the next three months. 56% of respondents were unlikely to make redundancies and 7% did not know. Of the large businesses surveyed (those...
COVID-19 guidance for employees and employers
The Government has released three new guidance notes online: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19 - although expect the guidance to be updated regularly. COVID-19 Guidance for Employers The Government Guide is:...
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