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Ramsdens advised in connection with the disposal of a long-established civil engineering contractor specialising in water infrastructure. Founded in 1972, Peter Duffy is a family-owned business based in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, known for delivering major engineering services for water networks. The business will become part of United Living Group’s Infrastructure Services division, operating within the expanding […]

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act represents one of the most significant reforms to the UK’s corporate regulatory landscape in recent years. The Act makes a significant shift in the UK’s approach to tackling economic crime and strengthening the integrity of the UK’s business environment. This legislation builds on the foundations laid by the […]

Companies House has recently changed its filing fees, effective from May 2024.

A family investment company (“FIC”) is a private limited company that is set up for the purposes of holding investments for the family with a view to increasing and protecting family wealth and passing it on to future generations.

Shareholder disputes are on the rise, a major contributing factor to this has been the impact of turbulent markets following covid-19, these in turn have led to increased pressure between shareholders

The new Economic Crime & Corporate Transparency Act 2023 has brought about some important changes for UK corporate entities and their officers.

The full results of Ramsdens’ Employee Ownership Survey gauging UK workers’ opinions on employee-owned business models.

When it comes to selling a business, it is common for warranties to be given by the seller in relation to the business or assets that are being sold. Read our blog post to find out more.

When an individual or organisation discloses, destroys, alters, loses, or accesses, personal information in an unauthorised way, it may give rise to a personal data breach claim. You have the right claim for loss and distress caused by the breach. Read our blog post to find out more.

Statutory registers, commonly referred to as a company’s statutory books, are official records that contain information about a company and its directors and shareholders. Read our blog post to find out more.

An EOT is a type of employee benefit trust in which a business is held on trust for the benefit of its employees. Read our blog post to find out more.

The government have recently published a factsheet summarising the proposed reforms to Companies House identity verification procedures, as outlined in their White Paper published in February. The scope of the proposals extend to both new and existing company Directors, People with Significant Control (PSCs), and anyone else filing with Companies House.

It’s been another excellent year for Ramsdens in The Legal 500 UK 2023 rankings.

Richard Bennett, Consultant for Ramsdens’ Company and Commercial department, has recently advised on the acquisition of Eurostick SL, a Spanish market leader in the testing, consulting, and on-site supervision of industrial floors for the logistics sector, on behalf of CoGri Group (representing Face Consultants Ltd) and Flat Ingenierie (representing Qualidal).

Stephen Newman, Partner and Head of Ramsdens’ Company and Commercial team, assisted Rochdale based supplier, A&F Sprinklers, in becoming an employee-owned business.

Head of Ramsdens Company and Commercial Law, Stephen Newman has featured on Small Business looking at how to choose the right owner structure for your business.

Ramsdens Solicitors LLP has recently announced its latest round of promotions for 2022. The promotions took effect from the 3 May and comprises of staff members from across its Private Client and Commercial services.

On World IP Day, Ramsdens Solicitors provides IP advice for young entrepreneurs, including how to protect yourself and what your rights are. Read more now.

The full results of the Employer Confidence Survey 2022 gauging employers confidence in dealing with day-to-day issues.

Head of Ramsdens Company and Commercial Law, Stephen Newman has featured on Business Mondays looking at how to choose the right structure for your business.

New provisions come into force on 15 February 2022 for directors of dissolved companies to face disqualification action.

Ramsdens is pleased to announce the appointment of Sandra Crichton, who has joined the Corporate and Commercial team.

Stephen Newman and Adam Cockroft from Ramsdens’ Company and Commercial team, with support from Chris Annable (commercial property) and Emily Walker (employment), have advised the Sellers in relation to Expect Distribution’s recent management buyout.

Stephen Newman, Head of the Company and Commercial team at Ramsdens, has featured in an article on Business Leader looking at what UK businesses can expect from the Autumn budget in 2021.

The Legal 500’s results for 2022 have been announced and we’re extremely proud to have ranked in 9 practice areas (Employment, Corporate & Commercial, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Property, Family, Personal Tax, Trusts and Probate, Contentious Probate, Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury) up one more than last year.

The UK government has updated its guidance for UK organisations that receive and send personal data from and to the European Economic Area (the EU member states, plus Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein) or which operate there, following the recent data protection adequacy decision by the EU.

The government has ended its temporary relaxations on how a limited company’s shareholders can ‘meet’ to make decisions, initially introduced because of the COVID-19 restrictions on gatherings, and the extensions to certain time limits for filing information at Companies House.

Ramsdens Company and Commercial team, led by Partner Richard Dean with support from Emma Spragg, have completed a brace of sales to Linley & Simpson Limited, which is part of the Lombard Group and based in Harrogate, for undisclosed sums as part of Linley & Simpson’s ongoing expansion.

We are experiencing an increase in enquiries regarding the corporate structures of our clients to ensure they are fit for the future as they seek to protect profitable or asset rich parts of their business from those which have or could run in to difficulties due to the pandemic.

We often use the term ‘fair value’ in our documents when determining how shares are to be valued in the future, and recently the High Court interpreted the meaning of these words in the case of Euro Accessories Limited (2021). The court heard from Gerard Gilsenan (Gilsenan) and Aiden Monaghan (Monaghan) regarding a dispute over the sale price of shares in a forced share buy-out.