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Share incentives

 

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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  • 05 April 2018
  • Construction

Building Information Modelling requirements

We are seeing an increased adoption of BIM (Building Information Modelling) in the projects we are advising on across the private sector. Of course, BIM Level 2 became mandatory for use on all UK public sector works in April 2016. The implementation of BIM means that the contract documents for the contractor and through the supply chain and professional consultants will need to consider the specific implications of BIM.

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  • 08 November 2017
  • Corporate and M&A

Changes to the PSC Regime

Since the PSC Regulations came into effect in June 2016, changes to a company’s PSC information have been filed annually at Companies House on the Confirmation Statement.

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  • 10 October 2017
  • IP and Commercial

EIS and SEIS – what are these and how can you benefit?

The Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) are schemes run by the government offering generous tax breaks to encourage SME growth and investment in such companies.

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  • 31 August 2017
  • Corporate and M&A

Directors’ & Officers’ Liability Insurance

We are often asked by directors (both exec and non-exec) of clients about whether their company should have D & O liability insurance in place, and what it does and does not cover.

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  • 18 July 2017
  • IP and Commercial

Diamonds are not a Commercial Agent’s best friend

The Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993 provide important rights for commercial agents who sell or negotiate the sale or purchase of goods on behalf of others, including the right to receive compensation or an indemnity on termination of the agency relationship.

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  • 12 June 2017
  • IP and Commercial

How to protect copyright on your mobile app

As of March this year, Android users were able to choose between 2.8 million apps and Apple’s App Store remained the second-largest app store with 2.2 million available apps (https://www.statista.com). This is a vast market, and, whilst many, many mobile apps make little or no money for their developers, the odd one may just be gold dust.

“On behalf the shareholders, I’d like to thank the Ashan, Jacob and the team at Clarkslegal for their support.  I was very impressed with the manner and commerciality in which they undertook the negotiations, supporting on last minute calls and working tirelessly and expertly through challenges to get the deal done.”

Shareholder, Invivo Healthcare

“Stuart Mullins has always been highly professional, commercial and responsive whenever I have worked with him on projects, often in high pressure environments….Stuart is exactly the kind of advisor I want on my team.”

James Hawksworth, Director – RSM

“I highly recommend Clarkslegal for their outstanding expertise in M&A transactions and general corporate/commercial work. With a stellar reputation in the legal industry, Clarkslegal has demonstrated a deep understanding of complex mergers and acquisitions, offering invaluable guidance to clients navigating intricate deal structures.”

Jeff Lewis, General Counsel & Director, Kinectrics Inc

“I had an excellent experience working with Stuart Mullins. He was thoughtful, pragmatic, and extremely efficient. Thank you very much for all your hard work to get the deal across the line.”

Jerry Izard, Director, Independent Optics Ltd

“Stuart Mullins was great at understanding what my needs were and responded in a timely manner every time. It was great to talk to someone who understood our situation and moved my transaction to completion efficiently and diligently. I really appreciated the extent to which Stuart explained everything to me regarding the transaction agreement, which gave me so much confidence when speaking to the purchaser”.

Jan Tupper, Proprietor, Arniss Equestrian Ltd