Section 155 of the Companies Act 2006 (Act) provides that a company must have at least one director who is a natural person. But imagine a limited company with only two directors, one being a natural person and one being a corporate director. What happens when the 'natural person' has resigned as a director, or died and you are left [...]
In Drax Smart Generation Holdco Ltd v Scottish Power Retail Holdings Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 477, the Court of Appeal held that the High Court had erred in finding that a buyer's notice of a warranty claim under a share purchase agreement was insufficient because it had failed to state in reasonable detail the amount claimed and the buyer's calculation [...]
In RTI Ltd v MUR Shipping BV [2024] UKSC 18, the contract contained a clause stating that neither party would be liable for a failure or delay in performance caused by specified force majeure events and included a proviso that an event would only be a force majeure event if "it cannot be overcome by reasonable endeavors from the Party [...]
Companies House has begun its phased rollout of new powers in order to tackle economic crime. The first set of changes introduced on the 4 March 2024 include: Greater powers to query information and request supporting evidence Stronger checks on company names New rules for registered office addresses - all companies must have an appropriate address at all times and [...]
As part of Teacher Stern’s career growth and recognition of growing senior experience and responsibility, the Firm has made the following promotions. The following Senior Associates have now been promoted to Legal Directors: Amy Bennett-Mitchell Arran Brooker Heledd Jones Luke Turtle The following Associates have now been promoted to Senior Associates: Atousa Jones-Saddighzadeh Elizabeth Parker Kira Lipinski Managing Partner, David [...]
It’s been a century since several trailblazing women changed the legal landscape in the UK, and paved the way for generations to come. In 1919, the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act opened the profession to women. By 1922, the first women in law were qualifying. Ivy Williams was the first woman to be called to the English bar, followed by Helena Normanton. Two [...]
In March 2024 the EU Parliament adopted the AI Act. Providers and users in the UK will not be directly impacted by it. Having said that, it is likely that AI systems that are used in the UK and the EU will be adapted to meet EU standards to reduce the likelihood of non-compliance. The UK will catch up at [...]
Amazon first introduced its “Just Walk Out” technology in 2016. This allowed Amazon Fresh shoppers to select items, scan a code / their payment card and walk out without going to a cashier. It turns out that their technology wasn't good enough to do this without recruiting 1,000 staff in India to review camera footage. 70% of transactions required such [...]
Congratulations to Ayse Avola, Lee Donoghue, Suzanne Hamer, Michael Kilner, Rebecca Lee and Siobhan Parish on their promotion to Legal Director. As part of Teacher Stern’s career growth and development paths, the Firm has appointed its first six Legal Directors. A recently-launched role which recognises the growing senior experience, responsibility and continued development of Senior Associates within Teacher Stern. Managing [...]
Welcome to the third of our 2023 – Trainee Insight interviews with our current Teacher Stern trainees! In these insights, we will hear first-hand experiences and give you a real flavour of what life is like as a trainee with us. If you are interested in applying for a training contract with Teacher Stern then we recommended you apply for [...]
