Renegotiating earn-outs and potential tax consequences
An earn-out arrangement is one where all or part of the price for acquiring a business is based on t…
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Top Covid-19 tips for our real estate clients
Contracting out leases It is very important that landlords follow the correct procedure when contra…
Takeover Panel refuses to allow Brigadier to lapse offer for Moss Bros Group during Covid-19 pandemic
On 19 May the Takeover Panel refused permission for the owners of the Crew Clothing group to invoke …
AGMs and The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill
Introduction On 20 May 2020, the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill (Bill) started its passag…
The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill - our initial thoughts
On 20 May 2020 the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill was introduced to Parliament. This is a …
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The Code for Leasing Business Premises, 1st Edition, February 2020 (the Lease Code)
In the current climate in which many occupiers may be looking to renegotiate the terms of their exis…
FCA asking courts for guidance on insurers' COVID-19 liability
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has requested several insurers to clarify their position on CO…
The legal implications of data breaches during COVID-19
The outbreak of COVID-19 has seen a rapid and unprecedented change in the way businesses are using t…
COVID-19: what next for Shared Service and Captive operations?
Faced with declining revenues, turbulent economic conditions and an uncertain future, many businesse…
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Chancellor’s update
On 12 May the Chancellor Rishi Sunak set out a brief update in parliament on the future of the Coron…
COVID-19: Corporate residence in a time of crisis - what can UK based directors of non-UK companies do now?
With international travel almost a distant memory and quarantine measures implemented across the glo…
Fladgate advises Huma Therapeutics Limited on its acquisitions of Tarilian Laser Technologies Limited and Biobeats Group Limited
Fladgate LLP has advised Huma Therapeutics Limited (formerly Medopad Ltd), a leading London based he…
Treating Customers Fairly: FCA and PRA guidance on treating customers fairly – Impact on commercial lending market
Commercial lending mostly sits outside the FCA and PRA’s scope for regulation. However, though lendi…
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Startup fundraising in lockdown: challenges and opportunities
The Covid-19 pandemic, and the global response to it, have massively disrupted almost every aspect a…
Reductions in rent – As a residential landlord, what should I do?
In the current climate it will come as no great surprise, that a growing number of residential tenan…
The Open COVID Pledge
Intellectual property rights are - by definition - monopolistic. How, then, can researchers, chariti…
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NHSX sets out UK’s COVID-19 contact tracing strategy
With calls growing for the UK government to provide a detailed exit strategy from country-wide lockd…
Covid-19 – The great waiver request in REF
The Covid-19 pandemic has affected almost every corner of the economy with little if any businesses …
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COVID-19’s Impact on the Insights from the FCA’s Cyber Coordination Groups
The following article was a joint collaboration between Aon’s Cyber Solutions and Fladgate LLP, an i…
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Shareholder protections and fundraising – pragmatism in a time of uncertainty?
Shareholders, particularly institutional shareholders and the voting advisory services that support …
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The Future Fund: what to look out for
Overview The UK Government has announced plans for a new “Future Fund” designed to top up funding r…
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COVID-19: Temporary measures for AIM companies and Nominated Advisers
On 20 March 2020, the London Stock Exchange (LSE) published an Inside AIM newsletter setting out tem…
Insolvency law reforms due to Covid-19
The Government is expediting reforms to UK Insolvency Law to help companies avoid insolvency as a re…
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Financial Settlements in Divorce are not immune to the Covid-19 pandemic
It is without doubt that these are “unprecedented times” – a phrase that we are most likely to have …
