Relevant Realistic Solutions

15 July

Many companies have been grappling with how best to conduct general meetings during the current COVID-19 pandemic in the light of emergency measures to slow down its spread. This article... Read More

10 July

The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has announced temporary fee changes to support customers affected by the coronavirus outbreak. Read More

10 July

Blake Morgan Construction and Development partner Richard Wade has written a piece looking at a proposed rail link from the west of Britain to Heathrow. Read More

9 July

The draft Finance Bill 2020 is currently passing through Parliament and is now in the Report stage. Should the Finance Bill be passed in its current form, HMRC will be... Read More

8 July

The High Court has recently considered whether a defence of frustration can be struck out or summary judgment given. In Natixis & Anr v Famfa Oil Ltd, the High Court... Read More

3 July

We are now beginning to see a progressive easing of the government's lockdown that began back in March. At the time, the government acknowledged the potential governance and financial issues... Read More

3 July

With so many processes moving online during the COVID-19 pandemic, could paperwork, cheques and 'wet-ink' signatures be on their way out for good? Paperless probate Even pre-COVID, the Court and... Read More

2 July

Bresco Electrical Services Ltd (In Liquidation) (Appellant/Cross-Respondent) v Michael J Lonsdale (Electrical) Ltd (Respondent/Cross-Appellant) [2020] UKSC 25. On appeal from: [2019] EWCA Civ 27 The long awaited judgment determining the... Read More

23 June

This blog was originally published in Business Matters magazine on the 23rd June 2020. In my column on 4 May in Business Matters magazine, I reported that the UK government... Read More