CEO Q&A with Michael Ward at Gateley Holdings PLC (LON:GTLY)

It doesn’t matter how fantastic the provisions you negotiate into your documents are: if you don’t get them signed correctly they will be of little value in practice. The requirements for valid execution vary depending on

It is just over five years since the first employers started to automatically enrol eligible workers into a qualifying pension scheme. Research has shown that this policy has generally been a success. However, it is also

Andrew Peddie, corporate partner in Gateley plc’s Reading office, summarises the key aspects of an IPO and what businesses considering it as an alternative to sale or other fundraising options should know before taking the plunge.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is introducing a package of reforms designed to increase competition in the retail banking market. One such reform is termed ‘Open Banking’. It is due to be introduced on 13

It is almost a year since new regulations were introduced with the intention of clarifying the rules on the use of electronic signatures. However, one year on and many business (including law firms) still baulk at

In the first instalment of our three-part series looking at the current state of the UK retail sector, we considered the challenges that our retailers are facing. We now turn to look at how those external pressures

What is your new year’s resolution? It could be to join a gym, to learn a new skill or perhaps it is to read more Talking Business blogs(!), but what about a new year’s resolution for

Andrew Madden – Partner, Banking & Finance, at Gateley PLC • Stay calm: with all the noise about Brexit, political uncertainties and wider global headwinds, it would be easy to panic and make the wrong move.

As 2017 draws to a close and we look forward to some time off for festive fun before regrouping in 2018, let’s have a look back on some of the more interesting cases from the last

As the latest quarterly statistics are about to be published by the Ministry of Justice, it is probably safe to say that most are expecting it will reveal a substantial increase in the number of claims

It doesn’t matter how good your claim under an agreement is if you don’t follow the rules set out in that agreement for bringing the claim, as a buyer found to its cost in a recent

The Pensions Regulator welcomed the news last week that its concerns over the regulatory controls for master trust schemes may at last be addressed. On 30 November the Department for Work and Pensions launched a consultation

Our recent Talking Business blog took a general look at the new facilitation of tax evasion offences. Here we have expanded on that to focus on how these are relevant to banks. Two new corporate offences

Gateley Holdings PLC (LON:GTLY), the national commercial law firm and complementary professional services group, has today announced its unaudited results for the six months ended 31 October 2017 (“the Period”).   Financial Highlights ·    Revenue up 9.8%

The HSE has released its annual report for the year 2016/17 giving details of enforcement activities for the year. This is also the first complete year for statistics following the successful implementation of the new Sentencing

Gateley Holdings PLC (LON:GTLY), the national commercial law firm and complementary professional services group, will announce its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 31 October 2017 on 5 December 2017.   The Company’s management