Your Legal Checklist for Starting and Developing a Successful Business
A drive to succeed and a preparedness to work hard are often important motivators for people to start up their own business.
A busines...
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Directors’ Liability for Reckless Trading
All directors need to be aware of the statutory duty they owe to the company not to trade recklessly and of their potential personal li...
12 Dec
What Are Trademarks and Why Is It Important To Protect Them?
What is a trademark?
A trademark is often referred to as a brand or a brand name and is used by businesses as an identification sign t...
12 Dec
No Preference for Preferred Suppliers
You have probably heard the phrase “preferred supplier” or “preferred contractor” used in reference to contracts for services. Those ph...
12 Dec
Cyber Security
Cyber security is a major concern to both businesses and individuals. As cyber attacks become increasingly complicated and frequent, go...
11 Dec
Construction Contract And Dispute Resolution
Every construction contract should contain an agreed dispute resolution process. There are two categories of dispute resolution process...
11 Dec
The Building Act 2004: Major Implications For Property Developers, Builders and Vendors
On 31 March 2005, the Building Act 1991 was repealed and the Building Act 2004 (“Act”) came into full force and effect. About half of t...
11 Dec
Licensed Building Practitioners
On 1 March 2012 a new category of building work called “restricted building work” came into effect under the Building Act 2004 (“Act”)....
11 Dec
Construction Contracts
Are you thinking of building your new home? Where do you start? A building project can be overwhelming as there are so many things to o...
11 Dec
Yvonne A M Smith Charitable Trust
Fortune Manning administers the Yvonne A M Smith Charitable Trust. The Yvonne Smith scholarship fund was set up in 1999 to encourage an...