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GOOD SENSE
It has recently been reported that new census figures confirm Tameside is one of the places people are most likely to divorce and Manchester (unsurprisingly?) is one of the most likely places for a person to enter a civil partnership. Just over 54% of people in the Greater Manchester area...
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Unfair Prejudice
In the last article I referred to s994 Companies Act 2006. It's worth looking at in detail: A member of a company may apply to the court by petition for an order under this Part on the ground— . (a) that the company's affairs are being or have been conducted in a manner that is...
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Reform to Bailiffs’ Powers
It has been reported that the Government is to introduce new Laws next year to reform the powers of bailiffs. There have been lots of stories over the years of people suffering at the hands of bailiffs who have been said to force their way into people's homes and threaten and intimidate...
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YOU ARE NOT JUST A NUMBER
" I am not a number, I am a free man”. So proclaimed Number 6 in the cult tv series "The prisoner”. And you can almost hear some clients of some law firms or case management companies shouting the same thing in frustration down the phone! Time and again clients complain about being...
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When Is A Company Not A Company? When It’s A Quasi Partnership.
A concept crystalised 40 years ago in the case of Ebrahimi v Westbourne Galleries offers a key protection to minority shareholders, where there is a personal relationship or mutual confidence. Long term business partners and/or family companies most often meet this test. This case revolved...
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