Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors' Legal Blog

New Talent at Young Enterprise Scheme

By Ruth James in Debt Recovery on Monday 11 October 2010 @ 11:07

Keen to give young people a chance to experience the challenges and rewards of running their own business, I have again volunteered to be a business adviser to a Young Enterprise company.  This involves attending the weekly board meetings held by the students who run the company to... read more

Is Your Website Compliant

By Amanda Jones in Corporate & Commercial Law on Monday 6 September 2010 @ 12:57

Head of the Company & Commercial Team, Richard Murrall, offers some useful advice below.Websites are an important information and brand building tool.  It’s quite easy to launch a website – you might have the expertise in house to do it, but failing that, you can outsource the work to a... read more

Businesses often give their standard terms and conditions of business (T&C’s) low priority until a dispute arises, by which time it may be too late.  It is not uncommon for a sales department to issue quotations or accept orders using either terms that are out of date, copied from the... read more

October has been a significant month for us corporate solicitors. The coming into force of the remainder of the Companies Act 2006, which changes the legal framework under which companies operate, has affected almost all aspects of my daily work.  As well as having to come to terms with over... read more

Electric Shock

By Christine Mould in Commercial Property on Monday 3 August 2009 @ 12:20

When a developer bought a piece of land, intending to build an office block, they were in for a shock. The land benefited from an easement granting access over adjacent land (the garden of a house). This allowed the right of passage of utility companies over and through the adjacent land. ... read more