How the Cookie Crumbles
Since my last blog, things have got more complicated. I know that’s not what you want to hear. Sadly, the old 10 O’Clock News before Match of the Day mantra of “If you don’t want to know the results look … Continue reading
New Cookie Regulations, Are You Ready?
Sadly, this is not to do with the number of chocolate chips in each one! This is about those cookies which are, according to the definition in the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) Guidance on the rules on use of cookies … Continue reading
New Year – Same Old Partner?
As we approach the end of January, the post-Christmas euphoria and New Year enthusiasm may be trailing off a bit and you’re looking at your business in these unsettled times. It’s still tough out there. The bonhomie you felt towards … Continue reading
Keep Flying the Flag
I just thought I would run this up the flagpole… Notwithstanding the current economic issues gripping Europe and pretty much the rest of the known world, the lack of new development and construction projects across the UK and the current … Continue reading
Jockey’s Attempt to Breach Covenant Falls at Second Fence
A covenant can either represent a commitment to do something or a commitment not to do something. In either case, the party faced with a breach of the covenant has a range of options available to them for obtaining a … Continue reading
Investment Partners Entitled to View Documents
Is an investor in a co-investment venture that is owned and managed by connected companies entitled to find out what has happened to its money beyond what is reported to it? This question was raised in a recent case in … Continue reading
Funding for Business: Two Sides of a Different Coin?
It is becoming a recurring theme of the ongoing economic struggle. Is there a problem with access to finance or are companies simply lacking the confidence to borrow? The Chancellor’s latest announcement in his 2011 Autumn Statement of a 2-year, … Continue reading
Buyers Who Won’t Buy – What to Do?
Many developers have been faced with the problem of having to persuade buyers who bought ‘off plan’ before the credit crunch struck to complete their purchases in the light of the subsequent decline in property prices. If you are faced … Continue reading