Moorcrofts LLP advises on Seymour Taylor acquisition
Moorcrofts recently advised High Wycombe based accountancy firm Seymour Taylor on the acquisition of the business and client base of fellow High Wycombe accountants, Cannon Moorcroft. Peter Woolley (corporate partner) led the transaction, with support from Barry Maytum (corporate consultant),...Moorcrofts advises Casual Films on restructuring and new investment
Moorcrofts has advised Casual Films, the global corporate and brand video production business, on a group restructure involving a shareholder exit and new investment from selected individuals to build on the group’s success and bring the group under their Ariel Media...
Moorcrofts retain position as a ‘Tier 1’ firm by Legal 500 2022
Corporate Law firm, Moorcrofts, has retained its top ‘Tier 1 ranking’ among all corporate and commercial law firms in the South East: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx region by leading industry directory, The Legal 500 UK 2022 edition for the second...Consultation Launched on Changes to Flexible Working
The Government has launched its consultation on the proposed changes to flexible working: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/making-flexible-working-the-default. Changes to flexible working had been included in the Conservative Party’s 2019 election manifesto and the Government had confirmed its intention back in June 2021…
Permanent Health Insurance Benefits – Why the Employment Contract is key!
A recent employment appeal tribunal case has highlighted what can go wrong when an employer’s insurance policy for healthcare differs in what it provides financially, from what the employee is contractually entitled to. In the case of Amdocs Systems Group…
The beginning of the end for non-compete clauses?
The Government has launched a consultation on measures to reform post-termination non-compete clauses in contracts of employment: measures to reform post-termination non-compete clauses in contracts of employment These are clauses which typically prevent an employee from working for a competitor for…
Costs in the employment tribunal
It is extremely unusual for an employment tribunal judge to award costs against either party in a tribunal claim. Both ex-employees (Claimants) and employers (Respondents) will always ask their solicitors at the start of any claim “will I/we be able…
Proposed Changes to Employment Tribunals
In the midst of employers having to deal with furlough leave and the impact of the Coronavirus, it is easy to overlook other employment law matters. One of those is the recently published report from the Law Commission on “Employment…
Moorcrofts strengthen its corporate team with new partner appointment
Specialist Corporate and Technology Law Firm, Moorcrofts, has strengthened its corporate team as senior associate, Nicola Bennett, becomes partner. Nicola returned to Moorcrofts in 2018 after having trained and qualified with the firm back in 2008. Before joining Moorcrofts, Nicola…
Employment Contracts – will yours be compliant post April 2020?
In a previous blog, entitled: Updating your contracts of employment – are you ready for the April 2020 changes? our Employment Partner, Matt Jenkin talked about changes that are coming into force from 6 April 2020 that will impact on…
Moorcrofts Deal named finalist in the Thames Valley Deal Awards
The MCSA Group (“MCSA”) company’s sale to Park Place Technologies (“Park Place”), where Moorcrofts advised the shareholders of MCSA has been named a finalist in the Mid-range Deal of the Year – £10m to £50m category, sponsored by Quantuma in…