Insights

23rd May 2018

The construction industry is vulnerable to severe winter weather; considerable activity takes place outdoors or in structures that are not yet weatherproof, materials are transported by road and essential plant and machinery have to be operated in temperatures below freezing. Construction and engineering standard forms govern how severe weather will affect the parties’ rights and obligations.

21st May 2018

Gloucestershire law firm BPE Solicitors has acted for Allenby Capital Limited, a nominated adviser and broker for the AIM market in a deal that raised approximately £3.5 million for Grafenia plc.

18th May 2018

Some of the latest statistics suggest more than half of the UK population has not made a will and a significant percentage of that number won’t make one before they reach their old age. There are many risks involved in not making a will, and although it goes without saying that the primary reason you should make one is that that you then get to control what happens with your estate and who benefits.

18th May 2018

As the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) comes into force on 25 May 2018, you only have one week to get your house in order. Although the ICO has dispelled some of the media scare-mongering about huge fines, they have also made clear that there will be no grace period. They expect compliance from day one. So if you are not yet ready for the GDPR, what do you need to do now?

16th May 2018

With effect from 28 September 2018, all AIM companies will be required to "comply or explain" against a recognised corporate governance code and make the details, which are subject to annual review, available on their AIM Rule 26 website

8th May 2018

Guests of BPE Solicitors helped the legal firm to raise almost £4,500 for Macmillan Cancer Support as 15 teams teed off to compete in the latest event in BPE’s two-year fundraising campaign