Talk about a hot spot. The old adage “neither a borrower nor a lender be” is all good in theory – until you’re a doting parent confronted by your desperate, cap-in-hand child, all too aware you hold the only key to them getting into their own home.
We talk a lot about the perils of dying without a Will, and the unnecessary mess, stress and cost that can be left behind. Yet, many people still don’t fully appreciate what that actually looks like for loved ones, or how their worldly goods will be divided up.
Many commentators have stated we’re entering into one of the biggest shake-ups in employment law for decades – and, from where I’m sitting, they’re looking to be on the money.
There’s the old saying that “possession is nine-tenths of the law”. But, if there’s one piece of legislation that sets that concept on its ear, it’s the Personal Property Security Act (PPSA) – unfortunately, though, many businesses that supply and lease goods on hock still aren’t using this helpful credit control tool.
We hear a lot nowadays about the astronomical rate of change our planet’s confronting, together with often mind-bending predictions on what the world will evolve to look like in our lifetime, and beyond.
It has been a widely-held belief that only one director needs to sign a contract, as it was assumed that that director would have authority to contract on behalf of the company.
