13 FEBRUARY 2020 Insight Novel coronavirus: issues for employers We explore the issues that employers will need to address if their staff may have been in contact with the new coronavirus. Bookmark this page 4 min read
12 FEBRUARY 2020 Insight Sky ruling brings a sigh of relief from brand owners Trade mark owners will be relieved to find that the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has not taken the tough line proposed in the advice of the Advocate General in a dispute over the trade marks of the Sky group of companies. Bookmark this page 4 min read
6 FEBRUARY 2020 News Mills & Reeve maintain impressive Experian ranking for second year running Mills & Reeve’s corporate team achieves 4th place in the Experian UK rankings for second year in a row. Bookmark this page 1 min read
4 FEBRUARY 2020 Insight Brexit Learning from the Australian points-based immigration system Mills & Reeve’s head of immigration Alex Russell joins forces with Kristopher Kunasingam, head of migration at Australian firm Hall & Wilcox to explore what the UK Government can learn from Australia when designing its post-Brexit immigration regime. Bookmark this page 8 min read
3 FEBRUARY 2020 Insight If the sole director is not authorised by company articles to act alone, can the Court make the order anyway? The Applicant director applied, in breach of the company’s articles, to Court for administration orders regarding Brickvest Limited and three group companies. Bookmark this page 2 min read
3 FEBRUARY 2020 Insight Validity of appointment made by directors outside court hours This case is the latest in a line of cases, not all consistently decided, in connection with the validity of out of court appointments of administrators. Bookmark this page 2 min read
3 FEBRUARY 2020 Insight When tax avoidance is honest The managing director of Vining Sparks UK Ltd (the “Company”), was found not liable for sums that the Company owed to HMRC following the failure of an employee remuneration trust scheme (the “Scheme”). Bookmark this page 2 min read
3 FEBRUARY 2020 Insight Court confirms jurisdiction to make retrospective administration order An administration can be extended by consent of each secured creditor and the unsecured creditors of the company. Bookmark this page 2 min read