Enforceable Guarantee Created by Email Chain
The Court of Appeal has confirmed that an enforceable guarantee can be created by a series of e-mails. In the case of Golden Ocean Group Ltd v Salgaocar Mining Industries PVT Ltd and another EWCA Civ 265 (09 March…
Can You Recover Losses Caused By The Financial Crisis?
In the recent case of Rubenstein v. HSBC Bank plc the High Court found that HSBC had mis-sold a life insurance bond to an investor. The investor lost approximately £180,000 of his capital following the onset of…
MADE: Festival - In Review
The Company Commercial department at Wake Smith LLP, gives his review on another successful year at the 2011 MADE: Festival. This year's speakers certainly made an impressive line up with Dr Vince Cable MP,…
Proposed Changes to the Securities Registration Regime
On 10 August 2011 the department for Business, Innovation and Skills published its proposals for changes to the securities registration regime as currently set out in the Companies Act 2006. The government has…
Will The Government Implement Changes For A New IP Framework?
Under pressure to remove obstructions to innovation and growth the Government commissioned Professor Ian Hargreaves in November 2010 to review the current intellectual property framework to determine whether it…
Launch of new Business Growth Fund
Last Thursday (19 May) saw the official launch of the Business Growth Fund (BGF); a new 'Business Angel' body governed and backed by representatives of five of the largest banks in the UK and other independent non-executive…
Government proposals to reform employment tribunals
The Employment team welcome the Government's proposals to reform employment tribunals. Far too often we are seeing our business clients struggle with the complexities and hurdles imposed on them by labyrinthine…
Online Trading Soars For SMEs Thanks To Frooly.com
Sheffield social e-commerce business Frooly is celebrating a strong trading period for its first Christmas, aiding hundreds of SMEs to successfully trade online many for the first time. The business, launched…
The Business Portal Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary
Sheffield law firm Wake Smith & Tofields is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Business Portal, a service set up to provide free initial legal consultations to the city's creative and digital industries . The…
Wake Smith helps Hatchery entrepreneurs at SHU
An innovative local business, established through Sheffield Hallam University's (SHU) business start-up service and with the help of law firm Wake Smith & Tofields, will be celebrating 6 months successful trading…
