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We can help businesses navigate the complex law governing the provision of share benefits and share incentives to employees providing clear, practical advice on sharebased incentive arrangements, including all aspects of employee share plans and options. 

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  • 07 February 2020
  • Corporate and M&A

Director’s Duties Can Survive Insolvency Process

In the recent high court case Re Systems Building Services Group Ltd , there was considerable debate and judgement made on whether a director’s general duties, as outlined in section 171 to 177 of the Companies Act 2006, survive a company’s entry into a formal insolvency process.

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  • 14 January 2020
  • Corporate and M&A

The Rewards and Risks of the ‘Subject to Contract’ Label

Following the recent decision in Farrar v Rylatt , it is clear that use of the phrase ‘subject to contract’ continues to create work for lawyers in commercial situations and relationships.

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  • 09 October 2019
  • Construction

Do you have a legally binding contract?

In Volumatic Ltd v Ideas for Life Ltd (2019) EWHC 227 the court considered the test for intention to create legal relations. It’s interesting because it is a rare example of a party successfully arguing that an agreement is not enforceable on this basis.

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  • 13 August 2019
  • IP and Commercial

5G: The missing piece in the puzzle for autonomous vehicles?

The role out of 5G is set to drive forward the concept of driverless technology and smart cities. Increased speeds at which data can be shared between a vehicle – for example a sensor detecting a hazard and that data being uploaded to the Cloud, is approximately 50 times faster than under a 4G connection.

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  • 13 August 2019
  • IP and Commercial

The social media superpower advancing AI

Developments in the last week show Facebook and Instagram are leading players in the field of Artificial Intelligence.On Friday “Pluribus” became the first AI robot to beat five expert Texas Hold’em players at their own game.

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  • 13 August 2019
  • IP and Commercial

eSports: The beginning of a new era in gaming?

Video games. A simple yet entertaining diversion or a colossal waste of time? One may be forgiven for missing the rapid emergence of competitive videogaming, also known as eSports. Yes, it is actually a thing, and its popularity is surging. The business world is taking note.

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