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Companies House has announced its latest measures intended to achieve the Government’s ultimate goal of total transparency of ownership of UK companies, according to a corporate lawyer. “One of the Government’s stated objectives is to make...

Solicitors Mark Vandaele and Paul Woodman have been promoted to Partner at one of the Midlands’ leading law firms, George Green. Mark Vandaele is a family law specialist and is recognised as a leader in his field .Mark advises a broad spectrum of...

Philip Round, a corporate partner at George Green LLP, has successfully advised on the recent sale of Cygnia Technologies Limited to SecureData. Cygnia Technologies Limited and SecureData are both established providers of cybersecurity services having...

A recent case has shown that parties who fail to document their rights and responsibilities carefully cannot expect the courts to rectify incomplete drafting, according to a corporate lawyer. “It is possible for courts to imply terms into a contract...

George Green is pleased to announce that Legal Executive Liz Waterhouse has joined their ever growing Private Client team. Liz brings her wealth of knowledge to the Private Client team covering many aspects such as Will Drafting, the preparation of Lasting...

George Green is pleased to announce that it has recently appointed Karen Grimshaw as an Associate Solicitor in its Residential Property Department. Karen will be based in the firm’s Wolverhampton office. Karen specialises in all aspects of Residential...

A recent High Court case has demonstrated the importance for clients of understanding the terms of their professional advisor’s engagement, according to a corporate lawyer.  “The extent of a professional’s duty depends primarily on...

Reforms proposed by the Law Commission, intended to provide a more streamlined regime for secured lending to unincorporated businesses has received Government support, according to a leading corporate and banking lawyer. “In our October update we...

Recent litigation involving a high street clothing chain has illustrated the importance of carefully drafting non-compete clauses in a share sale agreement, according to a corporate lawyer. “It is common for share purchase agreements to seek to impose...

When Mr and Mrs Mills divorced 15 years ago Mrs Mills was awarded the lion’s share of the capital of the marriage.  She received a lump sum of £230,000 and spousal maintenance of £1,100 per month.  Mrs Mills invested the money...