Can I Leverage My Luxury Asset As Security For A Loan?
For asset-rich but cash-strapped individuals, luxury asset lending is growing. Whether the collateral is a watch, yacht, fine art, a [...]
Obtaining landlord’s consent for alterations – how can we help?
At some point during a long-term commercial lease, the chances are that you will want to make adjustments to your [...]
How The Data Protection Act 2018 Affects Your Organisation
This time last year your organisation will have been finalising a review of its data protection policies and procedures, [...]
Is a Verbal Contract a Valid Contract?
The idea of entering into verbal agreements conjures up an image of the good old days when a person’s word [...]
A Guide To Setting Up A GP Federation Or Super Partnership
Few people ever take the time to think what an extraordinary job a General Practitioner (GP) does. For most, [...]
Leasing a commercial building: a how-to guide
At Saracens Solicitors, as a commercial lease solicitor in London, we’ve been advising clients on how to rent business [...]
How A Director’s Service Agreement Can Be Good For Business
Few roles are as varied as that of a company director. Often, especially in small companies or start-ups, they [...]
Getting Your Franchise Agreement Right
In late 2017, restaurant giant McDonald’s cancelled the franchising of 169 restaurants in north and east India. The reason given [...]
How To Protect And Enforce Trade Marks On The Internet
The internet has transformed our business landscape in ways that were unimaginable as little as 15 years ago. In 2018, [...]
Option Agreements And Overage Provisions, The Importance Of Accurate Drafting
Mr Sparks is a forward-thinking clever man. I make this presumption on the fact that over several years he [...]
Breaking the Deadlock in Shareholders’ Disputes
Everyone involved in starting a business is optimistic at first. In fact, relentless optimism is often an essential personality [...]
Get Your Teeth Into Buying A Dental Practice
For a professional dentist, going out on your own and purchasing a dental practice is a big career move, [...]
Are You Ready To Launch Your Start-Up In 2018?
Thanks to the internet, the opportunities for going out on your own and starting a business are endless. [...]
Will the GDPR protect your Facebook and Google data from being misused?
…87 million. That’s the estimated number of Facebook user profiles which may have been improperly shared with Cambridge [...]
Charities – Are You Ready To Comply With the GDPR?
Protecting donors’ privacy and complying with the principles set out in the Data Protection Act 1998 are an [...]
Three Tips On Making Your Tech Start-up Work For You
Britain has been cementing itself as a world-class technology hub for many years and has attracted millions of pounds in [...]
Islamic Finance: Myths vs Reality
In early March, many leading investors and experts met at the Sukuk Summit 2018 in London to discuss one of [...]
The Essentials of Compliance for Charities
Allegations of serious sexual misconduct have hit the charities sector hard. The crises in the charity sector began in early [...]
GDPR Preparation – The Ultimate Guide For SMEs
In less than three months the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) comes into force. On 25th May 2018, any [...]
Is Setting Up A Charity the Right Move For Your Organisation?
“No one has ever become poor by giving.” Anne Frank Charities benefit society and people all over the world, and [...]
Giving Up The Ghost – Your Guide To Phantom Shares
Being able to offer substantial remuneration packages is essential to attract the best and the brightest, especially for pivotal management [...]
Chancellor Philip Hammond Could Make Millions From His Option Agreement
Pity poor Philip Hammond. As Chancellor of the Exchequer, he is charged with ensuring the UK remains financially solvent during [...]
Online GP Services – The Way Forward for Doctors and Patients?
Channel 4 News ran a story this week on Dr Helen Webberley, a GP in North Wales who runs a [...]
The Effect of the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive on the PSC Register Requirements
The register of people with significant control (the “PSC register”) was introduced by the British government in April 2016. It [...]