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Changes to submission of stock transfer forms
26th March, 2020
HMRC have announced changes to the way they will deal with stamp duty on the sale of shares... Read More »
Assets or Shares?
13th August, 2019
The structure of a business sale should be considered at the outset of any transaction. Including whether there... Read More »
Stuart Haynes reports on IAG Global – Wiesbaden 14th to 17th June 2018
4th July, 2018
Stuart Haynes, Corporate & Commercial Partner and IAG Global Board Member, reports on IAG Global – Wiesbaden held 14th to 17th June 2018 Stuart Haynes (IAG Global Board Member) Stuart Scott-Goldstone and Nick Clarke attended the recent IAG Global meeting in Wiesbaden which was held at the Grand Hotel Nassauer Hof from 14th – and 17th July 2018 The meeting... Read More »
Higher Court fees for civil claims could lead creditors to look again at petitions for bankruptcy
22nd June, 2017
On 9 March 2015, Court fees for some civil litigation claims rose significantly. For instance, the Money Claim Online (MCOL) fee for a £95,000 money claim was £815. Now it would be £4,275 plus a further fee of either £545 or £1,090 would be payable for the hearing. In contrast, the Court fee to enter a creditor’s petition... Read More »
Take care to pay the correct issue fee!
27th January, 2016
In April 2015 we wrote about the hike in court fees for civil claims, which we thought could lead creditors to look again at petitions for bankruptcy as a cheaper option. We also warned it was to be approached with caution. [Higher Court fees for civil claims could lead creditors to look again at petitions for bankruptcy]. In... Read More »
Aaron & Partners acts for Business Growth Fund as it backs Environmental Essentials
8th December, 2015
Environmental Essentials, one of the UK’s leading asbestos service providers, has received £3.2m in funding from Business Growth Fund (BGF) to pursue continued organic and acquisitive growth. Based in Stoke-on-Trent and operating from six offices throughout the UK, Environmental Essentials provides asbestos management, training and surveying services to corporates, local authorities and public sector institutions. Clients include Asda,... Read More »
Penalty Clauses and Parking
8th December, 2015
Nobody likes paying parking fines and, over the years, some people have attempted to avoid paying them by claiming that a slightly tricky area of law around ‘Penalty Clauses’ applies to parking fines and they are therefore not enforceable. The recent cases of Cavendish Square Holding BV v El Makdessi and ParkingEye Ltd v Beavis [2015] have looked... Read More »
Aaron & Partners advise Fullbrook Thorpe on multi million pound investment
30th November, 2015
Aaron & Partners has acted for private investment fund Fullbrook Thorpe Investments LLP, which is backed by Andy Leaver (former majority owner of Clinigen Group), in its multi million pound investment in Bionical Limited. Bionical provides bespoke services for its clients with the aim of becoming the outsource partner of choice for its global pharmaceutical client base. Fullbrook... Read More »
Considerations for retiring business owners
17th June, 2015
You are the owner of a successful business and you are thinking about retiring in the next few... Read More »