All SMEs want to know what effects the Brexit vote and the change in Prime Minister will have on them. However, there is so much uncertainty that it is impossible to predict. All that can be done at the moment is to look at what factors will be of particular importance to SMEs over the coming years....

From 30 June 2016, companies are now required to deliver a confirmation statement.  This replaces the previous obligation to file an annual return.  The confirmation statement covers broadly similar information, but there are changes.All companies must file a confirmation statement every 1...

In December 2015 I discussed the problems posed to pubs and other established premises with a premises licence by changes in use and development of nearby property which would add residential occupants likely to complain about noise nuisance. See my blog on this issue.The government has since s...

Back in June 2015 I posted a blog on forfeiture of commercial leases, which is the term for when a landlord recovers possession due to a breach of the lease by the tenant. That blog looked in particular at forfeiture where the tenant was in arrears of rent.A recent case of Pineport Limited v Gr...