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Government announces Lasting Power of Attorney “revamp”
Lucy Bluck
11 May 2022
Lifecycle of a tech startup series: Directors' Duties
KNow Wear Limited has used the investment received to date to further develop the wearable tech product to the extent that it now has a minimum viable product with basic features to introduce to the market. The company has identified a test group of 100 consumers who will test this version of the product and provide feedback. Following the test phase the company will collate the feedback and further develop the product before releasing a final version of the product to the market.
22 April 2022
Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 – The Long-Awaited Introduction of the Register of Overseas Entities
The Government has for some time promised to introduce a register requiring overseas entities holding UK property to identify its beneficial owners, in its effort to increase transparency in UK property ownership and reduce the attraction of the UK’s property market to money launderers. Indeed, we last blogged about the potential overseas entities register in May 2019. With UK-based entities subject to strict information-sharing requirements since 2016 (in the form of the register of People with Significant Control or “PSC Register”), many have been calling for an equivalent overseas entities register to be implemented to provide a way of tracking overseas owners who ultimately own and control UK land.
21 April 2022
Employment related securities – returns and reasonable excuses
In an Employment Related Securities (ERS) Bulletin for March 2022 (bulletin 40), HMRC has linked to helpful guidance on what it considers to be a reasonable excuse for failing to meet submission deadlines for annual ERS returns (due on 6th July following the end of the tax year to which they relate) and notification of EMI options (due within 92 days after grant).
13 April 2022
Software support helpdesk services – key contracting principles
In our recent blog, we explored why a Framework Agreement structure is typically the most appropriate customer contracting model for IT managed services providers (“MSPs”) and IT consultancies which offer a diverse product and service offering. Whilst our initial blog focussed on the purpose and terms of the Framework Agreement itself, that document is merely the starting point, given that a Work Order is also needed to document specific terms relating to each product or service offered by an MSP or IT consultancy. A typical service offering is a dedicated software support helpdesk, usually provided to support each of the software products offered by the MSP or IT consultancy to its customers. This blog considers a handful of the key issues to bear in mind when documenting the terms of a Work Order relating to the supply of a software support helpdesk service.
6 April 2022
Does a sole director have authority to act?
Articles are a set of rules which determine how a private company is run and they represent a contract not only between the company and its shareholders but also between the shareholders themselves. Examples of what is covered in a company’s Articles include the liability of shareholders, how shareholders make decisions and how directors operate. The Model Articles are a set of default standard articles which, unless modified or excluded, apply automatically to a private company incorporated on or after 1 October 2009.
