Forwards
We want to keep you updated on developments in both the legal world and at Wards. Recent articles are posted here and you can search by both date and service area. If you can't find what you're looking for, however, please contact Jane Sanger.
September 28th, 2010
That’s mine! Retention of Title to upaid goods/materials
With 4,000 companies going into compulsory or creditors’ voluntary liquidation in the second quarter of 2010, the biggest threat to the livelihood of the SME can still be considered to be bad debt. A sub-contractor business, which relies on a small number of large contracts for its livelihood, is highly vulnerable to crippling loss when a main contractor goes into liquidation. Careful management of cashflow is essential to make sure that exposure to this is kept to a minimum. Subcontractors can find that they have paid for and fitted expensive goods to the end user’s building for which they have no chance of getting paid.
August 18th, 2010
Thinking of investing in land?
An increasing number of disappointed investors are making complaint, having been snared into “land banking” schemes.
Invariably, a cold call from a company with an impressive name prompts the private investor to show an interest in the concept of buying land on the hope that one day, it will be the next Cribbs Causeway or (dare I say) Bradley Stoke. Buy land – after all, they aren’t making any more of it! What do you need to be aware of?
June 1st, 2010
Social Networking and the Employer’s Confidential Information
Bringing the personal element into a marketing strategy is increasingly important – and very fashionable – for those services where the customer or client has a high degree of personal interaction with a trusted advisor.
This is the reason why business and social networking sites are the focus of so much attention by marketing professionals at the moment. However, this can all have serious implications for the employer.