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Teesside Commercial Law Firm Recognised With Top Rankings In Prestigious List

The Endeavour Partnership has ranked as Tier 1 in this year’s Legal 500 for its corporate and commercial, dispute resolution and commercial property departments, alongside individual recognition for multiple team members.

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Due Diligence Dilemma

Why warranty & indemnity insurance cannot negate the need for reasonable due diligence A recent case heard (Finsbury Foods Plc v Axis Corporate Capital UK Limited & Ors [2023] EWHC 1559 (Comm)) involved a warranty and indemnity (W&I) insurance claim – a first for the High Court.

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Posted in:Uncategorised Corporate / commercial updates

The Endeavour Partnership acts alongside Azets on the Sale of Cambridge Research Biochemicals Limited to Biosynth

The Endeavour Partnership, Teesside’s largest independent commercial law firm, has acted in collaboration with Azets, the UK top ten accountancy firm, in advising on the sale of Cambridge Research Biochemicals Limited to Biosynth. The transaction was completed on Friday 5th May marking a significant milestone in the biotechnology industry.

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An employer’s guide to Subject Access Requests

In this scenario, a subject access request (SAR) is a request from an employee to their employer to obtain information as to whether or not personal data is being processed about them.

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Posted in:GDPR Employment Law

How to rent: changes to the 2023 guide

On 24 March 2023, the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government released an updated version of their guide for tenants, How to rent: the checklist for renting in England (‘The 2023 Guide’).

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Posted in:Commercial Property

Q&A with our inspirational International Women’s Day panel

Following on from our International Women’s Day celebration on the 8th of March, we caught up with each of our panellists to further discuss the topics from the event.

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The ICO issues TikTok one of its largest fines over data protection breaches 

An investigation by the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) estimates that TikTok allowed up to 1.4 million children under the age of 13 in the UK to use the platform in 2020, despite there being a minimum age restriction in place to create an account.

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Posted in:GDPR

Changes to Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for Commercial Properties: What Landlords Need to Know

As a landlord, it is important to be aware of the recent changes to the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) for commercial properties. Previously, it was unlawful to lease a commercial property with an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of F or G. However, from 1 April 2023, you are not lawfully able to continue […]

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Posted in:Commercial Property

Are you legally obliged to give your employees a day off for the Coronation?

But where do employers stand in all this? We may well like the idea of our workforce spending the day with their families around the TV marking this important constitutional moment, but how do we ensure the impact on our business operation is minimal? We had two additional bank holidays last year and the prospect of another […]

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Posted in:Employment Law News & PR

The UK’s new Register of Overseas Entities (ROE)

What is the Register of Overseas Entities? The ROE is a public register held by Companies House showing the beneficial (actual) owners of UK property. The ROE came into force on 1 August 2022 through the new Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022. Before the Act, a company owning property in the UK did […]

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Posted in:Uncategorised News & PR Commercial Property