It is generally accepted that Series A funding is crucial to the development and scale up of early stage business. Funding generally was very competitive prior to lock down, but with the obvious economic pressures brought about by Covid-19, what is the view moving forward and how does a business seeking such funding best prepare for investment discussion?...
This article sets out the key themes covered in the Clarkslegal webinar. The webinar was hosted by Stuart Mullins, of Clarkslegal LLP, Steve Royffe, of the Dorset Business Angels and Zafar Kanani, of the Forbury Investment Network....
The coronavirus pandemic has forced businesses to consider the way they operate and, in some instances, consider whether they have the ability to operate at all. Similarly, there will be many business owners who feel the risk of further pandemics in the future or business fatigue ...
It is generally accepted that culture goes to the very fabric of most businesses and this is often what sets one business apart from another. Quite often culture and values will determine success or failure. ...
The benefits of an EMI scheme amongst qualifying participants is widely known. However, the furlough scheme brought in to ease the financial burden of the employee wage bill on businesses has left some debate as to whether ...
Warranty and indemnity Insurance in share purchase transactions is not new and has been offered in the insurance market place for some time....
Few can be in doubt that COVID 19 has changed the business landscape forever, though whether these changes will be for the better or worse remains to be seen. ...
The Government has now committed, albeit loosely, to an economy stabilising initiative. Despite the often contradictory scientific and medical advice, come 1st July the majority of non-essential retail will be able to reopen to the public. ...
The global outbreak of COVID-19 has impacted the way in which we carry out our lives, both personally and in our businesses in a way that hasn’t happened before....
The coronavirus pandemic has, rightly, dominated all press focus of the Government’s budgetary strategy. The Chancellor has introduced a swathe of measures to keep businesses going and the economy as far away from recession as possible. However, also included in the Chancellor’s budget last month was confirmation of the reintroduction of the Crown Preference from 1st December 2020. ...
A CVA is a contractual agreement which a company enters into with creditors, under which a company agrees to pay back, over a period of time, a percentage of the money that it owes to its creditors......
Many businesses, particularly in the hospitality and leisure sector hold business interruption insurance, under which they are insured for the losses and costs arising as a consequence of an event which gives rise to business interruption – claims in the past have typically involved damage to business property....
With the Covid-19 outbreak placing unprecedented pressure on business, companies are having to rapidly adapt the way they carry out their corporate duties and responsibilities. ...
The Small to Medium Enterprise (SME) sector is vital to building long term economic resilience everywhere, in developed and emerging markets....
This update applies to both limited companies and limited liability partnerships (LLP’s)....
It’s something of a given in English law that, if you enter into a binding contract and fail to perform your “side of the bargain”, you may well be liable to pay damages for breach to the other party. Generally, it’s irrelevant and no defence if the obligations you agree to in the contract subsequently become far more onerous, difficult or expensive than originally envisaged,......
The terms “warranties” “representations” and indemnities” are frequently used throughout the sale of assets or the sale of shares process....
It has been some months since the High Court delivered its judgment in R v Bridges concerning the use by South Wales police (SWP) of live facial recognition (LFR) in a public place. The claimant has since appealed the decision in the Court of Appeal and the SWP is still under investigation by the Information Commissioners Office (ICO)....
The current spread of the coronavirus is likely to be used as justification for the delayed or non-performance of contracts globally. Do established contract law principles support non-performance because of Covid-19?...
On 6 February 2020, the UK Department for International Trade (DIT) launched a public consultation to begin shaping the country’s new independent global tariff policy following the UK’s departure from the EU. The upcoming regime will enter into force on 1 January 2021....