Ebriefings

From 4 May 2021, The Debt Respite Scheme (Breathing Space) comes into force. This scheme provides debtors with the right to legal protection from their creditors.

This ebriefing considers the Government’s proposals to simplify the procurement procedures, as set out in Chapter 3 of the Green Paper entitled “Using the right procurement procedures”.

Cases involving large-scale IT contracts are quite rare and the recent case provides a useful judgement for matters involving digital transformation projects which have gone wrong.

EOTs have been aggressively marketed as a tax-free share sale, but that should not deter practitioners from raising EOTs.

In this ebriefing, we focus on the response regarding cy-pres schemes and the proceeds of fundraising appeals.

The government did not accept two of the Law Commission’s recommendations – as they saw them as important safeguards in protecting charities interests in property.

Remuneration for the supply of goods and the power to award equitable allowances.

A new era of paperless property deals is upon us following the Land Registry’s landmark decision in July 2020 to accept e-signed documents for registration.

This ebriefing considers the Government’s proposals for challenges, as set out in Chapter 7 of the Green Paper entitled ‘Fast and fair challenges’.

The monthly round-up from the Anthony Collins Solicitors charities team

A party seeking to restrict another’s commercial activities must consider whether such terms are normal in similar, factual and contractual circumstances.

Changing charitable purposes and amending governing documents.