10 Reasons Why You Need a Shareholders' Agreement
Posted By: Amira Graham
Top 10 Reasons to have a Shareholders Agreement in Place A shareholders’ agreement is a useful tool in recording the intentions of the shareholders of a company. It is a contract between the shareholders that governs the management of the company and focuses the minds of the shareholders on t...
Charities: How to Manage a Conflict of Interests
Posted By: Amira Graham
Charities: How to Manage a Conflict of Interests A conflict of interests can arise in any scenario whereby the interests of a trustee conflict with the interests of the organisation which they govern. Conflicts can be direct or indirect and can even relate to a person connected...
Coming soon- The New Charities Act (NI) 2022 – are you ready?
Posted By: Jenny Ebbage
Coming soon- The New Charities Act (NI) 2022 – are you ready? The new Charities Act (Northern Ireland) is eagerly awaited and expected to receive Royal Assent very soon. The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland (the “Commission”) is sending out update emails...
Posted By: Philip Gordon
The parties in the ongoing case against the Volkswagen Group (VW) in Northern Ireland are awaiting the outcome of the similar litigation in England. In March 2020, the High Court in England and Wales handed down judgement in the preliminary issues trial that took place and found against...
Economic Recovery Innovation Grant (ERIG)
Posted By: Sarah Burrows
Invest Northern Ireland (INI) has launched the ERIG to support local businesses to develop innovative projects and to encourage progress along Innovate NI’s Innovation Framework. It is aimed to support businesses to recover from the economic impact of COVID-19 by helping them develop new or i...
Success for Edwards & Co. with top rankings - Chambers UK 2022
Success for Edwards & Co. with top rankings - Chambers UK 2022 We are delighted to announce that, yet again, Edwards & Co. has achieved substantial success in the Chambers Directory of Legal Services which ranks law firms and individual lawyers on their expertise, based mostly...
Unfair dismissal …Employers should be careful and be thorough
Posted By: Julie Leonard
Unfair dismissal …Employers should be careful and be thorough In a 2021 case, an employer dismissed an employee after he was seen at a social club smoking during a period of sickness absence. The employment tribunal has now ruled that this was an unfair dismissal. Mr....