What better way to find out about the pros and cons, highs and lows of being a director than to ask someone who has done it all? So, we did. Danny kindly agreed to give us an insight into what being a director actually entails, the risks and challenges that directors face and what it takes to be an effective director.
Read moreThe 31 March 2021 deadline for applications under the previous government-backed COVID-19 loan schemes has well and truly passed, however many businesses still need financial support as they try to recover from the economic effects of the pandemic. The Recovery Loan Scheme (the “Scheme”), announced in the Spring 2021 Budget, aims to do just that. A summary of the Scheme is set out in this article.
Read moreWhilst much of the focus on the decarbonisation of the built environment has been on owners and occupiers working together to reduce the operational carbon footprint of buildings, alongside this, we are increasingly hearing about the importance of addressing embodied carbon – the other key factor in establishing the total carbon footprint of a building.
Read moreThe Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) provides at section 113 that every company must maintain a register of its members containing certain details of their membership, including their names and addresses.
Read moreBecoming a director is a significant step in your career. As a director, you will be responsible for managing the company on a day-to-day basis with the rest of the board and you will have decision-making responsibilities, whether on an individual basis, as part of a committee or at board-level. As such, you will hold a significant amount of power within the company structure.
Read moreAfter what seems like a very long journey, and much campaigning over the years, it seems like the wait will be finally over on 6 April 2022.
Read moreForsters LLP and Arnold Bloch Leibler discuss how the Australian Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975 might help to put the UK’s new National Security and Investment Act 2021 into perspective.
Read moreWestminster City Council published its City Plan on 21 April 2021, deleting the controversial requirement for hotel development to make provision for affordable housing. The proposed policy threatened to further hamper the creation of much needed visitor accommodation within central London.
Read moreAs expected, in her speech at the State Opening of Parliament, the Queen announced that the Government will introduce "laws to modernise the planning system, so that more homes can be built".
Read moreThe National Security and Investment Act 2021 (the “NSI Act”) received Royal Assent on 29 April 2021 but apart from a new piece of legislation appearing in the statute books, it doesn’t appear that much has changed, at least in the short-term. Our summary of the National Security and Investment Bill still stands, save for the amendments set out here.
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