Legal
IMPORTANT UPDATE to the Trust Registration Service (TRS) – action needed by Trustees to avoid a penalty
Introduced as part of the UK’s implementation of the Fifth Money Laundering Directive (5MLD), HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has extended the requirement for trust registration to non-taxable UK trusts and some non-UK trusts. The objective is to give greater transparency to the ownersh...
New visa route open for graduates
A new High Potential Individual (HPI) visa route has opened enabling recent graduates from eligible overseas universities to work in the UK without sponsorship. ...
Recruiting school staff from overseas
Following the challenges faced and overcome by schools across the UK since 2020, there is a much-publicised concern that many existing teachers will choose to leave the profession as the world emerges from the pandemic. In response, the Department for Education has announced ‘retention ...
Venner Shipley - cell and gene therapy industry news update
Kirsty Dolphin – Partner, Patent Attorney, Venner Shipley LLP says: We have previously discussed the cell and gene therapy boom in the United Kingdom. The industry is thriving not only in the UK, but around the world, and here we take a quick look at some of the major successes and deal...
BioMed Realty reveal a bold and chic new workspace delivered by COEL
BioMed Realty is at the forefront of real estate provision to life science and technology industries. Their location in Granta Park means they provide easy access to the thriving life science organisations that look to BioMed Realty for their expertise. After their recent relocation wi...
BDB Pitmans acts for ITS Technology Group in securing £100 million investment to deliver ‘Faster Britain’
Top UK law firm, BDB Pitmans, assists wholesale full fibre provider, ITS Technology Group (ITS), in securing £100 million of funding in a second private investment from Aviva Investors. Building on an initial investment from Aviva in 2020, this additional funding will enable ITS to cont...
Birketts advises construction consultancy firm Potter Raper on the establishment of an Employee Ownership Trust
Birketts advises construction consultancy firm Potter Raper Ltd on the sale of the business into an employee ownership trust (EOT), benefiting over 170 employees. ...
Birketts adds dedicated employment law trainer to strengthen shaping excellence training division
Birketts’ Employment Team expands with the arrival of Associate Solicitor and Employment Law Trainer, Jonathan Shevlane. ...
CIIPM continues its programme of virtual training courses with Commercial Patent Search & Analysis, taking place on 8-9 June.
This training course provides an overview of search and analysis techniques to prepare patent landscape reports for business decision making. Attendees will learn how to construct and perform business-focused patent searches and how to analyse the results to report on competitor patenti...
Is your organisation up to date on the changes to Right to Work checks?
This spring the rules around conducting right to work checks changed. If they are not carried out properly, any organisation could leave itself open to potentially hefty fines, or even a criminal offence, if it is found to be employing people unlawfully. ...