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Could Your Business Be Sold To Fund Divorce Settlement?
Among the takeaways from the case is that it may mean there is a case for recording how assets can be divided in a pre-nuptial or post-nuptial agreement, which could spare substantial legal fees if a divorce occurs. The following article considers the effect of a divorce case judgment and where this leaves former spouses who had owned different proportionate stakes in a company, along with a mix of private assets such as a home and other investments.
Are You Properly Recording Your Directors’ Loan Accounts?
The recent judgment of McCarthy v Marshall & Anor [2026] EWHC 1585 (Ch) (McCarthy Case) is a timely reminder that directors’ loan accounts (DLAs) are more than just an “accounting mechanism” and should be properly authorised and recorded, even when intended to be repaid. Have you transferred funds from the company bank account to your personal bank account, with the intention of repaying it back in the near future? Has the company previously covered your personal expenses or purchases?
Are you properly recording your directors’ loan accounts?
The recent judgment of McCarthy v Marshall & Anor [2026] EWHC 1585 (Ch) (McCarthy Case) is a timely reminder that directors’ loan accounts (DLAs) are more than just an “accounting mechanism” and should be properly authorised and recorded, even when intended to be repaid. Have you transferred funds from the company bank account to your personal bank account, with the intention of repaying it back in the near future? Has the company previously covered your personal expenses or purchases?
Legal lessons from the Paramount-Warner Bros. Megamerger and Netflix's Exit
With Netflix pulling out of the proposed purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery (“Warner Bros”), the doors may have been now been opened for Paramount Skydance (“Paramount”) to acquire Warner Bros in a “megamerger” reportedly worth up to $111 billion. Such prospective “megamerger” will inevitably capture headlines – such as the potential impact on Hollywood film production.
What are your options when a shareholder wants to exit early?
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Can AI replace my lawyer?
As a solicitor writing this, I suspect you will already be thinking this article will be biased towards the lawyers and in short, my (biased) answer is: no, AI can’t replace my lawyer. But I’m hoping to use this as an opportunity to explain why it can’t (just yet…). As we all know, it’s looking more and more likely that AI is here to stay in one form or another.
Should you entertain an Employee Ownership Trust?
With the recent news of The Entertainer, the UK’s largest toy shop chain, becoming an Employee Ownership Trust (“EOT”) by the end of September, you may be asking (i) what is an EOT? and (ii) could I sell my company to an EOT? What is an EOT?
Mergers & Acquisitions: Outlook on SME Transactions
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Quiver (2019) - MobyGames
Quiver is an open source raycasting game engine and retro-styled sci-fi FPS. The engine is based around an orthogonal grid and features full coloured lighting support, as well as a modular scripting system. The game exists as a short demo for the engine, in which the player navigates a series of levels to reach the exit and progress. The story takes place within a futuristic base on another planet. A number of different enemies including projectile-based and hit-scan monsters fill the levels.
The Budget - Selling your Company
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UK Company Law is Changing – are you prepared? | Taylor Walton Solicitors
You may have seen that a number of changes will shortly be made to Companies House, with the aim of improving transparency and accuracy of the information available – the first of such changes are set to come into force on 4 March 2024 (here indicated by an *). These changes are as a result of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (Act) receiving royal assent on 26 October 2023.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail – a word of warning for sole directors/shareholders - Taylor Walton
No one likes thinking about bad things happening. If you are a sole shareholder and director however, it is vital that your Articles of Association are suitably drafted to avoid corporate catastrophe in the event of your death. The risk a sole shareholder/ director faces Shareholders have the power to appoint directors who, in turn, are responsible for the day-to-day management of a company.
The importance of getting Share Buybacks right
Following on from our article which considered whether a share buyback is right for you, we are now examining the fundamental steps that must be followed in order to correctly carry out a share buyback (& the consequences of failing to do so). For the purpose of this article, we will be focusing on a private company limited by shares financing the buyback out of distributable profits.
Getting ready to sell your business
Are you considering selling your business in the next few years? If so, it is worth considering a number of practicalities in advance so that you are ready when the time comes. How the sale is structured will be the first key consideration.
Getting ready to sell your business
Are you considering selling your business in the next few years? If so, it is worth considering a number of practicalities in advance so that you are ready when the time comes. How the sale is structured will be the first key consideration.
Prosthetic Dicks and Where to Find Them
Late one night, I showed a cis friend of mine and professional product designer some videos of prosthetic dick models available to transgender people who want them. Here is one such video, produced by a high-end packer company called Reelmagik. It’s very NSFW, along with every link in this article – but worth it just for the music. “They’re… amazing,” he gushed, holding his nose to stop beer coming out. “The design is incredible.
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