The Reynolds Report – October 2020 Feeling a bit like the bar hostess in the film The Blues Brothers who proudly announces, “We have both kinds of music here, Country and Western…,” I can confirm that we do both kinds of work in the Property and Commercial Department at Barrett & Co – Property and…
Whether you like him or loathe him Alan Sugar is one example of a British business mogul who has built himself up from a one-man market trader to an international billionaire business tycoon and is now the face of a plethora of business ventures. But following Lord Sugar’s health scare last year (from which luckily…
“Live as though you will die tomorrow, but farm as though you will live forever.” – John Marsden “…But always remember that you might not.” – Martin Reynolds Readers are (or should be) already familiar with me urging owners and directors of companies to consider creating Lasting Powers of Attorney so that the continued running…
Football coach Bob Higgins has been found guilty of criminal abuse, but are his employers, Southampton FC also liable to his victims in a civil claim? The former youth football coach was found guilty of 45 counts of indecent assault recently and his conviction will allow a Football Association review into child sex abuse allegations…
Plain Jane to Alphabet Soup in 5 Easy Steps Readers will already be familiar with the concept of the “share capital” of a company and with seeing declarations (in the accounts and elsewhere) that the “issued share capital” of the company is, for example: “10 Ordinary Shares of £1 each.” Breaking down that statement a…
In a recent case, Sanderson Ltd v Simtom Food Products Ltd (February 2019) the parties entered into an agreement in November 2014 for a project involving the supply of software and support. There was to be a review of the client’s business and its requirements with a view to the preparation of an implementation plan….