Who Gives You Advice is Important
When a financial services company went into administration and came under investigation by the Financial Services Authority (FSA), the emails of one of its directors were copied by the FSA, which wished to use them in evidence. The FSA sought…
Beware What You Say on the Web!
The laws relating to defamation apply just as much to material posted on the Internet as they do to articles in newspapers and magazines. It is therefore risky to post comments that can be construed as defamatory on the Internet.…
Director Pays Price for Private Arrangement with Customer | DFA Law Northampton Solicitors News
The law relating to the fiduciary duties of directors is stricter than many company directors might think, as a recent case illustrates. The director of a company was given the loan of ‘a second-hand excavator and dumper’ for his personal…
How Do I Enforce My Copyright | DFA Law Northampton Solicitors News
Copyright is a right that exists as soon as you create the copyright material. You do not have to apply for it. There are some exceptions to copyright, but unless one of these applies, anyone else using your material…
£5 Million for Loss of Profits of Business Still on the Drawing Board | DFA Law Northampton Solicitors News
When a claim for damages is made on the basis of ‘loss of a chance’, having good quality expert evidence is essential. Most people know that it is possible to claim damages, where appropriate, for the loss of future…
Charity Trustees – Balancing Financial Return and Social Return on Investment | DFA Law Northampton Solicitors News
One of the more frequent problems faced by charity trustees is that of balancing the need for charity investments to produce financial benefits with the desire for them to also produce social benefits. Fortunately, the Charity Commission has now updated…
Burden of Proof for Disqualification of Directors | DFA Law Solicitors Northampton News
A High Court decision has confirmed that for the purpose of obtaining an order disqualifying a person from acting as a director on the grounds that they are not a fit person to do so, the burden of proof required…
Corporate Manslaughter | DFA Law Solicitors Northampton News
This article sets out the factors which can lead to your business being prosecuted for corporate manslaughter and the penalties for breaching the legislation. What are the offences? Your business will be guilty of a corporate manslaughter offence if…
Trade Samples – VAT Treatment Change | DFA Law Solicitors Northampton News
If your business has followed the common practice of giving trade samples, your VAT returns will have been prepared on the basis that a single sample could be supplied to a person as a VAT-free supply but where a larger…