Joseph joined Bermans in July 2021 and is a Trainee Solicitor in the Corporate team.
The non-contentious work includes sales of businesses and assets for administrators and liquidators, advising office holders, lenders etc in relation to insolvency issues, and dealing with appointment formalities. The contentious work he is involved in includes bringing/defending claims against directors arising out of insolvencies.
He completed the LPC at The University of Law Chester and has previous experience working in Private Client and RTA Insurance before pursuing a career in Commercial Law.
Praesidium is a fixed-fee employment package for employers large and small, which provides guidance on all aspects of employment from recruitment to termination.
Bermans offers Praesidium as a full package or for a more tailored service, businesses can cherry-pick which elements of the service are most appropriate to you.
Faizan joined Bermans in January 2021 and is a Solicitor in our Corporate team in Manchester.
Faizan graduated from the Legal Practice Course in Manchester and has experience of working on a variety of corporate transactions including share/asset acquisitions and disposals, company reorganisations, restructures, demergers, incorporations and also private equity.
Faizan assists and works closely with the Corporate team to advise clients including SMEs and owner managed businesses on various corporate instructions.
Outside of work Faizan enjoys dining out, keeping fit at the gym, partaking in sports and hiking. He also has a keen interest in sports, science, film and culture.
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Guidance has now been updated with an important change in relation to claiming for notice pay:-
Under the updated rules, an employer cannot claim for any days on or after 1 December 2020 during which the employee was serving a contractual or statutory notice period for the employer (this includes people serving notice following a resignation).
Following Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s announcement on 5th of November that the CJRS will be extended until 31st March 2021, HMRC has now published updated guidance on the extended Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS).
In one of the most important legal decisions in recent years in the employment field, the Supreme Court has allowed the appeal of UNISON in its challenge to the introduction of employment tribunal fees.
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Following Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s announcement on 5th of November that the CJRS will be extended until 31st March 2021, HMRC has now published updated guidance on the extended Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS).