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February 2012
Putting lawyers in touch with the youth of Oldham
Pearson Hinchliffe partner, Michael Pitt, takes over as 2012 Oldham Law Association President.
MoreLandlords seek answers to the question of pre-packs
29th July 2009
The county’s biggest retail landlords are calling for greater clarity from administrators following the Insolvency Service’s admission that a third of pre-packs do not comply with its regulations.
The somewhat controversial, although legal, form of insolvency proceedings, the so called “pre-pack” is the name given to the predetermined sale by a company in administration of its business and assets that completes either immediately upon the appointment of the administrators or shortly after the administrators are appointed. Pre-packs reverse the standard process, whereby the administrators start the marketing of the business after they are appointed.
In response to the Insolvency Service report, the British Property Federation (BPF) has launched a pre-pack questionnaire to help a landlord to get answers from the tenant's administrators. The BPF hopes that the questionnaire will enable the landlord to establish: how a property is affected by the tenant's administration, the identity of the buyer of the property, their intentions for the property, and whether the insolvent tenant's lease has been re-assigned without the buyer’s consent.
The answers to the BPF questionnaire may also provide evidence if he or she were to challenge the decision to pre-pack.
Administrators must abide by the rules of their governing body, the Insolvency Service, by answering the questions in the questionnaire. It is therefore hoped that the questionnaire will continue the drive to make the pre-pack process more transparent for landlords.
For a copy of the Insolvency Service report, click here.
For a copy of the British Property Federation questionnaire, click here.
Pearson Hinchliffe Commercial Law are able to advise you on employment law matters, especially managing redundancies.
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January 2012
Company and commercial law reforms to reduce red tape
Companies of all shapes and sizes have been asked for their views on how to tackle unnecessary bureaucracy in company and commercial law.
MoreJanuary 2012
Increase in unfair dismissal qualifying period will apply only to new employees
From 6 April 2012 the qualifying period of service for making a claim increases from one to two years.
MoreJanuary 2012
Maximum compensation for unfair dismissal increases from 1 February 2012
Annual revision of employment tribunal award limits and other amounts payable under employment legislation.
MoreDecember 2011
Health and safety laws to be cut by half
Government plans to slash health and safety red tape will mean substantial savings for small firms, business groups have said.
MoreNovember 2011
Weight Watchers case: the importance to employers of employment status.
The Upper Tier Tribunal holds 1,700 ‘leaders’ at Weight Watchers were employees for tax purposes.
MoreSeptember 2011
How to Conduct a Disciplinary Hearing
A recent presentation by Employment solicitor, Susan Mayall, setting out the stages for handling a disciplinary, referencing the ACAS Code of Conduct.
June 2011
ACAS Advice leaflet “Holidays and Holiday Pay”
Download the guidance covering arrangements for holidays and holiday pay.
October 2010
Recent Case Study: Commercial Landlord and Tenant - An Authorised Guarantee Agreement
Authorised Guarantee Agreements keep the original tenant on the hook in case a third party assignee defaults; they should be drafted with care.
July 2010
Recent Case Study: Doing Battle in the Boardroom
How Pearson Hinchliffe Commercial Law helped members of the Board of Directors achieve the outcome they sought in their boardroom dispute with a senior executive director.
May 2010
How the Mergers & Acquisitions team helped Lanes Group PLC achieve their LAS sell-off
Drainage specialists dispose £12.3 million majority stake in Lanes Assistance Services.
March 2010
PH Employment Direct
The Employment team at Pearson Hinchliffe Commercial Law have created PH Employment Direct - a user-friendly and simple service that gives you access to the best advice at the end of a phone 24hrs a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
February 2010
Oldham Construction Sector
On 3 February 2010 Corporate Commercial partner Roger Hinchliffe delivered a presentation entitled, ‘Joint Ventures’ to the Oldham Construction Sector group.
January 2010
Debt Recovery Service
With our specialist commercial Debt Recovery service you can significantly increase the speed and likelihood of recovering the money owed to your business.