Commercial Bulletins

The difficulties that can arise when directors are involved with different companies at the same time was illustrated in a recent case before the Court of Appeal. The case involved a woman and...

Creditors are now entitled to be given more information when a failing company is involved in a “pre-pack” administration – a practice which is becoming more widespread.

Under the...

As the recession deepens, more and more company directors could find themselves battling to keep their businesses afloat.

While they will naturally want to do everything possible to...

The number of businesses taking legal action to recover debts from customers and clients rose by nearly a quarter in 2008.

There were 73,000 County Court Judgments against companies...

A furniture company which lost orders after one of its agents upset a major customer has been awarded compensation for the loss of business.

The court heard that the agent had...

Two sisters who were directors at the same company must pay more than £75m in compensation because they failed to take action to stop their brother's dishonest behaviour.

The brother...

The Companies Act has provided a new streamlined way for businesses to protect their trademarks.

It was used for the first time recently in a case involving a firm calling itself...

The European Commission wants to introduce new measures to reduce the administrative burden on public limited-liability companies relating to mergers and divisions.

Company law,...

The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has begun a public consultation on proposals to improve its trademark services.

The options include reducing fees and introducing new support...

A new raft of measures introduced in the Companies Act 2006 came into effect on 1st October and will impact on directors and the way they run their businesses.

The...