Wilkes Corporate Team Advise On £3.5m Term Loan Deal (Tuesday, 20 November, 2018) - The Wilkes Partnership has advised Smarts Plumbing Specialists Limited, a leading Midlands-based provider of plumbing and heating services, in raising a £3.5million term loan to support the next phase of growth. As part of the deal Rick Smyth, Jeremy Parkin …
Things To Consider When Selling Your Business (Tuesday, 13 November, 2018) - Selling a business is often the culmination of years of hard work. Most entrepreneurs will only go through this process once and it is important to get it right first time. Here we address the typical questions that owners might …
Government Announces Planned Increase in Probate Fees (Tuesday, 6 November, 2018) - A week after the budget the Government has announced planned changes to the way that probate fees are calculated. Currently probate fees are set at a flat rate of £215 or a lower rate of £155 if the grant of …
Unsigned Restrictive Covenants in Employment Contracts May Be Unenforceable (Tuesday, 6 November, 2018) - The recent High Court case of Tenon FM Ltd v Cawley [2018] EWHC 1972 (QB) emphasises the importance of having signed employment contracts, in particular, where they contain post-termination restrictions. Susan Cawley was employed by Tenon in 2008 and worked …
Employment Tribunal Fee Scrap Leads To Significant Claims Increase (Thursday, 1 November, 2018) - Recent Ministry of Justice figures show a huge increase in the number of Employment Tribunal claims received, compared with the same period in 2017. In September 2018 the MoJ published quarterly statistics for the period April to June 2018, showing …