For Ed Starling, Wedlake Bell’s Head of Disputes, shareholder disputes are part of the routine. A rapid increase in entrepreneurs sprouting up over the past decade along with the small business boom started during COVID has left many stakeholders today
More about What happens when shareholders fall out?CC Judge Burton’s judgment in Re A Company [2024] EWHC 2656 (Ch) deals with an issue that is commonplace in winding up proceedings, namely whether a company resisting winding up has a genuine and serious cross-claim that equals or exceeds
More about Re A Company [2024] EWHC 2656 (Ch) – Wedlake Bell Appear For Successful Applicant In Case Where Company Resisted Winding Up ProceedingsPartner Stephen Ravenscroft recently commented for two employment publications, underlining topics of confidentiality and digital evidence in employment. To read the full People Management article, please click here. To read the full HR Magazine article, please click here.
More about Employment Partner comments for people management and hr magazineThe 2024 King’s Speech on 17 July 2024 introduced 40 bills – the highest number of bills to appear since the Queen’s Speech of 2005. Notably, the new Pension Schemes Bill was unveiled. Here is our take on what to
More about Part 1 – Pension Schemes Bill 2024 – October 2024The long-awaited Defined Benefit (DB) Funding Code of Practice (the “Code“) was laid before Parliament on 29 July 2024. The Code, which is expected to come into force in early October 2024, sets out TPR’s expectations for trustees and sponsoring
More about Part 2 – The new DB funding code: Navigating the regulatory landscape – October 2024In October 2023 (PART 2 – A Snapshot from the Courts – Wedlake Bell) we provided a snapshot of some interesting High Court decisions which could have significant ramifications for pension schemes and members. Unsurprisingly, two of these cases: (i)
More about Part 3 – Busy Summer at the court of appeal – October 2024Please contact Clive with any queries on this Ready Reckoner. PARLIAMENT Effective Date Effect Bills (and Acts not yet in force) Pension Schemes Bill King’s Speech 17/7/2024. Parliamentary timetable awaited. Includes consolidation of DC small pots, values test for DC
More about Part 4 – Pensions ready reckoner October 2024Further to our update in April on the new duty to prevent sexual harassment (now enacted by section 40(A) of the Equality Act 2010 (“EqA”)), we are fast approaching the changes coming into force on 26 October 2024. To recap,
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