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Yes, Prime Minister!

Friday, February 5th, 2010

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10 Downing Street

I am extremely honoured to have been invited to 10 Downing Street for an evening reception with Gordon Brown next Thursday 11th Feb.  The purpose of the evening is to celebrate the success of Britain’s

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Wish Us Luck!

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

ACUMEN BUSINESS LAW is delighted to announce that it has been shortlisted as finalists for the following 3 prestigious awards:

Financial Times Award Nominee 2009FT Innovative Lawyer Awards 2009

The FT received over 600 applications for the

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Employment Tribunals & Uplift: employers push employment law back in their favour

Monday, October 5th, 2009

Jon FriendA landmark ruling by the Employment Appeals Tribunal has limited the discretion of tribunals to increase employer’s penalties for not following fair dismissal procedures. Tribunals can now only apply an uplift to what is left owing rather than the whole

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On the Up: employment laws changed in favour of employees

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

Jon FriendImportant employment law changes implemented today (1 October 2009)

1. Workplace Parking Levy. A pilot scheme to encourage employers to give their employees an incentive not to commute by car means that employer’s in Nottingham will have to pay for their staff

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Eminem vs Apple - the Aftermath: where next for media contracts?

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

Chris Boakes

Reading Eminem’s Record Contracts:

The deadline to resolve the media law dispute between Eminem, his record label and Apple Inc is drawing close. The impending lawsuit could change the legal landscape of recording contracts and any distribution agreements brokered by

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Living Wills… for Banks?

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Chris BoakesThe banking crisis has taken an unusual turn,

Alister Darling has now suggested that banks adopt ‘living wills’ in the event that another financial crisis hits. The idea is to make it easier to dismantle them and distribute their assets between

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‘We will not in any circumstances have any liability for loss of business, loss of profits…… etc’

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

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Exclusion Clauses: are they legal? 

This type of clause is known as “exclusion clause” whose aim is to reduce exposure of businesses who are concerned about the liability which they may incur in performing their contracts.

Read more in the ACUMEN Legal Tip

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Philanthropy, a Marketing Tool or Evolution of Business Practices?

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Philanthropy can be defined as the donation of money, goods, services, time and effort which will help benefit society, with no material return for the donor.

In recent years we have seen an increase in the number of businesses reporting on their corporate social responsibility. This has been on issues such

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Would you be happy for your co-directors to resign from work but still hold shares in your company?

Monday, June 15th, 2009

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If yes- don’t read on…

In most small and medium businesses, some or all of the directors are also the shareholders of the company. A point that is often missed is that shareholding and directorship are two distinct legal capacities with different

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How to Speak Legalese

Friday, May 29th, 2009

nicole-small-pic.JPG Ever puzzled over Latin? Ever wondered how lawyers talk to each other in the office?  Well, here are some useful phrases in Latin so you too can join in the legalese!!……

Calvo turpuis est nihil comato= Nothing is uglier than a

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