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Bermans advises finance planning firm on management ownership transaction
Bermans Jon Davage and Laura McMorland recently advised the management team at Clarion Wealth Planning Limited on its management ownership transaction.
Continue ReadingBermans Achieves Recognition in the Legal 500 2025!
We’re proud to share that Bermans have been ranked in the following areas in the Legal 500:
Continue ReadingUnderstanding the Employment Rights Bill
Rob Maddocks
On Thursday 10th October 2024, the Government published details of the Employment Rights Bill.
Key features of the Bill are:
Continue ReadingKeith Berman, Bermans founder, passes away
It is with sadness that we announce that Bermans founder, Keith Berman, has passed away.
Bermans was founded in 1970 in Liverpool by Keith. By adopting from the start an effective approach which focused on achieving the Client’s business objectives quickly and economically, the Firm was able to make rapid inroads on a national scale and throughout the North West.
Continue ReadingSexual harassment New mandatory duty – Will your organisation be compliant?
Sarah Collier
The landscape surrounding sexual harassment in the workplace has changed significantly following the #MeToo movement dating back to 2017. Since then, following reports published in 2021 by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the Women and Equalities Select Committee (WESC), the government acknowledged that existing legal protections against harassment in the workplace left room for improvement. It launched a consultation to consider sexual harassment in the workplace including whether a mandatory duty should be imposed upon employers to ensure employees are better protected from sexual harassment.
Continue ReadingEmployee Ownership Trusts – a win-win path to succession
Robin Hastings
The utilisation of Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs) as a way of exiting a business has grown massively in recent times. This is partly due to the considerable tax benefits it can propose for a selling shareholder, but also because of the long-term advantages it can create for the business subject to the sale.
This article summarises EOTs typical structures and highlights some of its key advantages– for both the selling shareholders and the company being sold.
Continue ReadingFee Earner Q&A with Daniel Stephenson
Daniel Stephenson
Daniel Stephenson (pictured), joined Bermans in November 2023 and is a Solicitor in our Property team. We spoke to him to learn more about him and his work.
Continue ReadingInterest-ing Times – Navigating Default Interest Clauses
Ajith Prasad
While default interest clauses are standard in most lender agreements, they can constitute a penalty if they are extravagant, exorbitant or oppressive. If a default interest clause amounts to a penalty, then the lender will not be able to recover the default interest.
Continue ReadingBermans welcomes partner duo
Bermans has added two new partners to its growing team.
Employment partner Sarah Collier and litigation specialist Sarah Wellicome.
Continue ReadingEAT confirms that future claims can be settled by settlement agreement
Adrian Fryer
Employers who wish to avoid the risk of employment claims from departing employees are able to enter into a settlement agreement under which employment claims are settled.
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