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A director who breached his legal duties while running a company has been ordered to pay more than £600,000 compensation. The claimant in the case had set up a company called GBR in late 2010 to take over a recycling business. He had been disqualified from acting as a director and entrusted GBR’s growth and
I am currently splitting my time between working in the office and at home on a 50/50 basis. This began mostly because of COVID-19 but I find it is best suited to me. I balance seeing my colleagues in the office as well as enjoying the easier commute to my kitchen table. On this particular
A judge has ordered that a divorce settlement should include an unequal split in the wife’s favour after her husband had behaved in an extreme and unacceptable way when he sold the family business. The couple had been married for 24 years and had three children, aged 22, 20 and 15. In 2010, they had
7:30am: I’m usually in the office two or three days a week, and although I’m at home today I tend to get started at a reasonable time to stay in a good routine. After a shower, breakfast and a quick flick through the news I’m ready to log on. 8:45am: I fire up my laptop
Press Release Kathryn Ainsworth from Machins Solicitors is offering the guide for free to local families who are divorcing or separating The Parenting Through Separation Guide is written by family professionals and advises parents of how to put their children first during a separation The guide is launched during Good Divorce Week which runs from
This week is Good Divorce Week, an annual campaign initiative by Resolution, a national organisation of family justice professionals who aim to work with families and individuals to resolve issues in a constructive way. Resolution has over 6,500 professional members The initiative’s purpose is to promote a practical and constructive approach to family problems and
As a Trainee Solicitor, you typically spend the first 4-8 weeks of each seat rotation fighting what feels like an uphill battle whilst you get to grips with the new found territory that is your new department. Everything is new and unfamiliar and your experience in your previous seat where you had some comfort in
This particular day starts in the office, but given that we are still navigating COVID-19, I am currently splitting my time around 50/50 between working from home and being in the office. Whilst I generally prefer working in the office, you really cannot beat the commute from the kitchen to my home desk. I tend
A firm of engineers have been told they cannot use an ‘overarching contract’ defence to limit their liability for deficient work in a dispute with a homeowner. The issue arose after the homeowner, Mr Elton, hired Buxton Associates (Consulting Engineers) Ltd to carry out engineering consultancy work. He was dissatisfied with the work and his
More than 1,400 firms ceased trading in September as insolvency figures reached their highest level since March 2020. Finance experts fear there is worse to come as the furlough scheme and other government support for businesses come to an end. Some of the smaller energy suppliers were among the 1,446 companies to go bust in