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Fineprint ISSUE 69 | AUTUMN 2016

How to protect your security as a shareholder, your obligations and responsibilities regarding heath and safety, what constitutes a de facto relationship and more.

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Protecting Shareholder Advances and Guarantees

When you advance funds to your company, or grant guarantees for the benefit of your company, you're entitled to take security over the assets of your company. As a shareholder, when you register a security with respect to your advances, you become a secured creditor... Continue reading

Changing Landscape in the Workplace

New health and safety legislation comes into force in early April

Organisations should always be aware of their obligations and responsibilities regarding health and safety. This is even more so now as the new law comes into force on Monday 4 April 2016. Continue reading

Are We in a De Facto Relationship?

If you are in a de facto relationship, there could be significant financial implications for you if you separate, or if your partner (or you) dies. But what exactly constitutes a de facto relationship in the eyes of the law?  Continue reading

Cyberbullying - stopping the trolls

In recent years there has been a significant increase in online abuse particularly of vulnerable young people. A high profile example was the 2013 'Roast Busters' case involving teenage boys bragging of sexual activities with girls. This article looks at what remedies are available when cyberbullying takes place.Continue reading

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