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Jayes Collier, a specialist entertainment and creative industries practice based at Ealing Studios in West London, has merged with national, …

Although public attention continues to focus primarily on Covid-19 at present, Brexit matters are not far below the surface. Financial …

David Glass, a senior corporate and commercial solicitor with over 40 years’ experience, has joined new-model firm Excello Law in …

Excello founder and managing director George Bisnought, was recently interviewed by Modern Law magazine about disruption in the legal sector …

In the first of a series of regular articles on Brexit, corporate and commercial lawyer David Glass summarises the latest …

1.     What is the ‘bounceback’ loan scheme? It is a new scheme for small and micro businesses who can, from …

Steve Haggett, a private client lawyer based in Tavistock, Devon, has joined national, new-model firm Excello Law. Steve qualified in …

AGMs AND FILING OF ANNUAL REPORTS AND ACCOUNTS 1.     Can I postpone my charity’s AGM? Yes Current government advice may …

1.     Will the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) take action against us if we are not able to maintain our data …

As part of its crisis management response to the Covid-19 pandemic, employment was one of the first areas to be …

Whilst the introverted amongst us may secretly be glad to have a Government-approved reason for avoiding social occasions, what does …

The government’s preventative measures to limit the spread of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic have had a dramatic impact on many …

The extraordinary and unprecedented measures taken by the UK government to counteract the spread of Covid-19 are having a significant …

Will-writing is one of those things that many people have on their to-do lists, but the current Covid-19 crisis has …

Bringing children up within a separated family is never easy. The added dimension of Covid-19 creates even more uncertainty leading to …

As part of their crisis management response to the Covid-19 crisis, Boards of Directors should take appropriate steps to safeguard …

All the news is about Coronavirus and its dangers to people, society and, in third place, the economy. As well …

Excello private client lawyer Lesley Sullivan has won the Downtown Women in Business Award (WIBA) for Outstanding Legal Services Personality …

The issue of equal pay for women is far from resolved. The Equal Pay Act 1970, first made it law …

  Authorised push payment fraud is becoming ever more sophisticated and increasingly prevalent in the UK: during the first half …

  Although their election manifesto was policy light, one Conservative pledge stood out: the introduction of ‘a firmer and fairer’ …

  Lesley Sullivan, a private client lawyer who joined us in Liverpool last autumn, has been shortlisted for the Downtown …

Emilda Morgans, a private client lawyer based in Sheffield, has joined national, new-model firm Excello Law.  Emilda has practised in …

  Changes to the IR35 tax regime, in force for some time in the public sector, are being extended to …

A director has been ordered to pay over £500,000 in compensation to creditors of a company who suffered from his …

The Supreme Court has affirmed a decision that a bank is liable to refund a customer for a fraudulent transaction …

Corporate, banking and finance lawyer Sherif Hampton, and his colleague Sonia Cheng who specialises in immigration and commercial contracts, have joined national, new-model …

Dispute resolution and litigation specialist Sarah Lapsley has joined national, new-model firm Excello Law, working from both Liverpool and London. Sarah has …

Dispute resolution and commercial litigation lawyers Emyr Kerfoot and Alexandra Collett, based in the firm’s Chester office, have been recommended …

Corporate and commercial lawyer Ian Vicary has been shortlisted for Legal Professional of the Year in the Livercool 2019 awards.  …

Dominic McGinn, a specialist sports and dispute resolution lawyer based in the North West, has been recommended in the Legal …

Lesley Sullivan, a senior private client lawyer and registered Trusts and Estates Practitioner (STEP), has joined new-model firm Excello Law, …

According to the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), companies could avert another Carillion-style disaster by providing internal auditors with …

A recent UK Supreme Court decision will help employers to enforce contractual clauses that restrict employees from leaving to work …

British people increasingly work in temporary positions and on short term engagements: part of a fundamental global shift in the …

The deadline of 25th May 2018 is deeply ingrained in the corporate psychology of businesses across Europe. That was the deadline …

Theresa May has spent her final few weeks in office trying to salvage a meaningful prime ministerial legacy from the …

The legal and corporate finance teams advising on the recent management buyout (MBO) of Rotherham-based Harvest Healthcare, have been recognised …

Since January 2019, HM Courts and Tribunals Service’s (HMCTS) has outsourced key parts of its probate function to a private …

The restaurant business has always been notoriously precarious. Fashionable one year and passé the next, restaurants are subject to rapidly …

After sustained lobbying from all sides, the government finally announced in April that divorce laws in England and Wales will …

Senior commercial property and construction specialists join the firm to spearhead growth across the East and West Midlands Award-winning law …

We’re delighted to have been shortlisted in the prestigious Lawyer Awards for Law Company of the Year 2019.  With more …

Since 1990, women have represented more than 60% of new entrants into law, yet we continue to see female talent …

Unconscious bias has become firmly embedded in the thinking of HR departments in many organisations, even though it only found …

A recent poll by Direct Line suggested that 24% of UK residents would contest a loved-one’s will, if they were …

Excello corporate lawyer Julie Mogan has been appointed as the first female president of Chester Business Club. She succeeds the late …

Last year, the legal media devoted considerable coverage to Kirkland & Ellis as it overtook Latham & Watkins to become …

Structural economic change can be painful. The demise of Britain’s industrial base in the 1980s saw the domestic coal industry …

Hong Kong-based toy manufacturer Luen Fat Metal and Plastic Manufactory Co. has successfully brought a claim against the owners of …

Carillion’s 2016 annual accounts carried the now-ironic tagline: “Making tomorrow a better place”.  By mid-2017, the company was issuing profit …

Property development lawyer Becky Smyth has joined national, new-model firm Excello Law.  Based in Exeter, Becky has significant experience across …

Excello Law has won the Marketing & Communications Strategy of the Year award at the Modern Law Awards 2019 for the …

Excello employment lawyer Nelu Abeygunasekera will be one of the panel speakers at the RSM Influential Women’s Forum in Fort …

Excello Law has been announced as a finalist in both the Law Firm of the Year and the Legal PR/ …

Excello Law has been shortlisted twice in the LexisNexis legal awards 2019 both for Law Firm of the Year and …

The challenge Morrisons is facing over equal pay at the employment tribunal comes mostly from women who argue their pay …

In a dramatic wake-up call for the legal profession to examine its culture and working practices, the preliminary findings of …

Excello Law has been shortlisted twice in the Modern Law Awards 2019 – for both Law Firm of the Year …

Business and corporate specialist Robert Lyons has joined national, new-model firm Excello Law from the corporate department at Taylor Vintners …