Specialist Corporate and Technology Law Firm, Moorcrofts, has secured a five-figure sum from the European Commission’s Next Generation Internet programme to research and develop an open source app that can be used to search for and identify sensitive data in…
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme which allows employers to recover certain wage costs for employees that have been furloughed seems to be constantly evolving which perhaps is not surprising given that this is the first time that such assistance has…
Relaxing the insolvency laws The UK Government has announced that it will introduce new measures to support businesses under pressure as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. The Business Secretary, Alok Sharma, announced plans to make changes to enable UK…
The recent global outbreak of coronavirus disease COVID-19 has been making the headlines for weeks and has had an enormous impact on our lives, as well as on global economy. Amongst others, it has emphasised vulnerability of our society to…
From April 6 2020, employers will need to comply with some key changes that are coming into force, including changes to written statements of terms and conditions, the introduction of parental bereavement leave and pay, changes to the law on…
The world has changed significantly over the last few weeks and businesses are facing huge challenges in coping with the effects of COVID 19. Schools have shut, businesses have closed and people have had to self-isolate. This has put pressure…
As the Government’s plans to control the spread of COVID-19 continue to evolve, with remote working and the closure of pubs, restaurants and non-essential shops we look at some of the implications for Landlords and Tenants of commercial premises and…
Businesses across the UK and the globe are facing an unprecedent situation because of Covid-19 and we wanted to provide an update for all our clients and colleagues on what this means for you, and how we can continue to…
Today, CERN in Geneva announces the launch of the CERN Open Hardware Licence v2. Andrew Katz, Managing Partner for Operations at Moorcrofts, and head of the Moorcrofts Tech Team has been working with CERN on Open Hardware licensing for eight…
Rishni Sunak, the Chancellor, today announced a number of measures, he says, to support the UK economy both long term and in light of the Coronavirus outbreak. However, what industry advisers were keeping their eyes on, was the announcement of…
Moorcrofts LLP has recently advised Angel & Rocket Limited (“A&R”) on the company’s investment round by an Indian fashion conglomerate. A&R was founded in 2014, a family business launched by Kate Bostock and her husband, Neil. Since then they have…
SDLT is payable on the purchase of land and buildings in England and Northern Ireland. There are different rates payable dependent upon whether the property is residential or commercial. This article just looks at the position for commercial land and…