October tax return deadline looms
Anyone sending in their 2009/10 Self Assessment return on paper has just a few days left to file their return by the 31 October paper-filing deadline.
If you miss the deadline it could be costly, as...
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Corporate Restructure
In these turbulent economic times, we understand the increasing pressures on businesses to recognise and manage business risk appropriately. We can take an objective view of your business and help you to put contingency plans in place and maximise returns. Whether it’s help with tax planning, shareholder arrangements, trading terms or concerns about personal liability, we believe that we have the expert advice to help you.
Planning is the key to managing risk as it is often too late to act once problems appear. In our experience, steps which are put in place during a downturn to manage risk often reap rewards when it comes to a seeking investment or sale opportunities in the future.
We also have good relationships with many market leading banks, corporates and institutional investors which enables us to provide the best advice, options and contacts to our clients.
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Latest news and views about Corporate Restructure
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It’s not personal…
An indemnity given by a financial advisor was not personal and therefore could be enforced by an assignee said the Court of Appeal in Shaw v Lighthousexpress Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 161.
Berkeley...
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A total of 35,682 people became insolvent...
EU Solvency II rules delayed
The EU commissioner for financial services has announced that the introduction of the Solvency II framework will be delayed by two months.
Solvency II, which is the new solvency regime for all EU insurers...
Company law: where do the main political parties stand?
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Account of profits sometimes claimable as remedy for breach of confidentiality and sometimes not, depending on the nature of the duty – Vercoe v Rutland, High Court
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