Staying Up To Date [caption id="attachment_4813" align="alignleft" width="250"] James Towler[/caption] Some business-related issues crop up with increasing frequency. Our Head of Corporate and Commercial, Partner James Towler, highlights two of those he has recently encountered. Share Buybacks We are frequently asked to document the buyback of shares by company clients, often when a shareholder is…
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Introduction of Harper’s Law and its effect
Introduction of Harper's Law and its effect [caption id="attachment_4853" align="alignleft" width="250"] Kate Develly[/caption] After the death of PC Andrew Harper during his response to a burglary incident in September 2019, his wife Lissie Harper lobbied the government to introduce much harsher punishments for those who kill an emergency service worker whilst they are on duty.…
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Sporting Chance
Sporting Chance Sponsorship deals are bread and butter for many professional sports clubs and individual athletes. The Head of our Commercial Team, James Towler recently played a significant role in advising Leeds on its sponsorship agreements, including SBOTOP, Clipper Logistics, JD Sports, Hisense, VitalityHealth, VitalityLife, VitaltityCar, VitalityInvest, Bet 365, Utilita, EA Sports, eBuyer and LNT…
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New Approach to Wills
New Approach to Wills What will the new legislation around the witnessing of Wills mean in practice? Partner Elaine Lightfoot explains. An understandable reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic has been the vast increase in Will instructions received since late February this year, with many firms seeing a rise of up to 70 per cent as…
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