Corporate & Commercial

Archived Publications

• Is your brand safe online? These notes are taken from a recent seminar given by Edwin Coe in relation to the legal issues which arise as a result of unauthorised use of trade marks in domain names, advertising keywords and metatag keywords. In this document we set out some practical points for protecting one of your most important assets - your brand.
  
• Corporate news Autumn 2009 The economic downturn means that some contracts that were once a good deal may now be eating into profit margins. Here we look at the main contractual provisions and rules that are likely to be tried and tested by parties looking to end a contract with the least number of consequences. It is worth considering how such provisions should be used in the future to protect the position of your company or organisation.
  
• Corporate newsletter Summer 2009 With the final stages of the Companies Act 2006 due to be implemented later this year, we have summarised the main changes that will come into force in October. The most relevant aspect of this will be the need for UK companies to consider whether their articles of association need to be amended and if so, to ensure this is completed in a timely manner.
  
• Corporate newsletter Winter 2009 (1.45mb Adobe PDF) In these difficult economic times it is a sad reality that all businesses are likely to encounter suppliers and customers who become insolvent. In view of this, our lead article focuses on companies in administration and how a creditor should act in such circumstances.
  
• Corporate update Summer 2008 (1.3mb Adobe PDF) In this corporate update we have focused primarily on the new Unfair Trading Regulations, which impact on businesses that sell direct to consumers (as opposed to business sales). These regulations came into force on 26 May 2008 and have implemented a European Directive to create a level playing field of consumer protection across the European Union.
  
• Corporate law update (444kb Adobe PDF) The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 (the Act) will largely come into force on 6 April 2008. This follows apparent increasing concern amongst the public that companies and organisations are not being held sufficiently accountable for deaths caused by "criminal" negligence.
  
• AIM Rule 26 (915kbb Adobe PDF) The latest AIM Rules published in February 2007 introduced a new Rule 26 ("the Rule"). AIM companies are now required to maintain a website that is compliant with Rule 26, and have until 20 August 2007 to ensure that they do so.
  
• The Consumer Credit Act: What Businesses Need to Know (313kb Adobe PDF) The Consumer Credit Act ("the CCA") 2006, amends and supplements the Consumer Credit Act 1974 to provide greater protection to consumers and to establish a fairer and more transparent consumer credit market. Most of the amendments will be implemented by April 2008.
  
• The new Companies Act: Importing US style Securities Litigation? (309kb Adobe PDF) The 2006 Companies Act ("the Act"), passed in November 2006, represents the biggest changes to company law in more than twenty years. Those parts of the Act which relate to transparency and electronic communications became effective on 20 January 2007.