Legal Article
07 May 2021
HMRC has recently extended the 'off-payroll working rules' - commonly referred to as the 'IR35 rules' - to the private sector, in order to tackle scenarios in which some contractors took advantage of the tax efficiencies of providing their services through a limited company or another…
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Forbes News
09 Apr 2021
Traffic has finally resumed in Egypt's Suez Canal after a stranded container ship blocking it for nearly a week has finally been freed. A container ship, the Ever Given, passing through the Suez Canal on Tuesday 23rd March, brought a vital sea passageway to a halt, however the Suez Canal is finally…
Commercial
Legal Article
09 Mar 2021
Not so long ago, companies had to deal with mountains of paperwork, meetings always held in person, and communication both internally and externally was not so easy. These days, technology has helped businesses come a long way by simplifying and streamlining how we communicate and eliminating many of…
Commercial
Legal Article
10 Feb 2021
National Apprenticeship Week began on 8 February. This year's theme is 'Build The Future.' With 20 years of experience in progressing employees through apprenticeships, Forbes Solicitors has helped build futures and this year has been no different and has been as successful, despite the…
Commercial
Legal Article
27 Jan 2021
Following going into its second administration in April 2020 and subsequently into liquidation shortly before the festive period, Debenhams is one of the latest victims of the impact of the pandemic and the accelerated shift to online retailing. Nevertheless, Boohoo, leading online fashion retailer…
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Legal Article
26 Jan 2021
Following a 12-month postponement due to the impacts of Covid-19, the Finance Act 2020 received Royal Assent on 22 July 2020, meaning that the forthcoming reforms to the IR35 tax legislation for the private sector are now just a matter of months away. IR35 was first introduced in 2000 with the aim…
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Legal Article
26 Jan 2021
It is widely considered that the Brexit deal is preferable to what would have arisen in a no-deal Brexit, and the deal has been cautiously welcomed by many in the construction industry for providing some much sought-after clarity. Whilst the impacts of Covid are ongoing and are likely to be lasting, the…
Commercial
Legal Article
19 Jan 2021
Many high streets and city centres were struggling under the weight of customers' shift towards online shopping even before the pandemic hit. However, by virtue of forced closures, social distancing restrictions, potential customers working from home rather than in offices near physical stores and a…
Commercial
Legal Article
14 Jan 2021
Since the key case of R on the application of Mercury Tax Group and another v HMRC [2008] EWHC 2721 was heard over a decade ago, there have been significant developments in respect of the understanding of electronic signatures of legal documents, when they can be used, and their enforceability.…
Commercial
Legal Article
07 Jan 2021
The leading case JD Sports Fashion plc v Competition and Markets Authority [2020] highlights the importance of regulators taking proactive steps to investigate the impact of Covid-19 on competition. Background · Following the merger of JD Sports and Footasylum in a £90 million-…
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