Employment law for financial services and insurance sectors Over the years, I have dealt with many city employees who have employment law issues. Whilst general UK employment law applies equally to a city broker or trader as it does to … Read More
Paying Your Solicitors? Make Your Money Work! There are many reasons to pay money to a firm of Solicitors, some full of hope for the future such as a new home; a new business venture; preparing a will to look … Read More
Bankruptcy – trying to stop the family home being sold! In the depressing and highly stressful situation of being made bankrupt it may seem that all is lost and that there is no opportunity to negotiate or contest anything. The … Read More
Key Issues in a Director Service Agreement It is important to distinguish a Director Service Agreement from a Contract for Services. Some directors are self-employed, especially non-executive directors, and other will be employees. For the latter, a Director Service Agreement … Read More
Higher rates of Stamp Duty Land Tax on Buy to Let Properties Effective from 1 April 2016 the government have announced additional stamp duty land tax rates for purchases of additional residential properties, such as second homes and buy-to-let properties … Read More