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Lessor’s Exclusion Clause Upheld
A recent case in the Commercial Court has provided a welcome and rare illustration of a court ruling in favour of the reasonableness of a Lessor’s exclusion clause in a Hire Purchase Agreement.
Continue ReadingBermans announce two Partner promotions
Bermans, a leading North West law firm, have announced two Partner promotions, which will see Senior Associates, Melanie Morris and Alissa Marsh, become Partners.
Continue ReadingFee Earner Focus: Q&A – Laura McMorland (Corporate)
Laura McMorland (pictured below), joined Bermans in March 2023 and is a Senior Associate in our Corporate team. We spoke to her to learn more about her and her work.
Continue ReadingJon Davage appointed as Bermans first Managing Director
Jon Davage
Bermans have appointed Jon Davage as its first Managing Director. Corporate solicitor, Jon, joined Bermans in January 2012, and has been instrumental in driving the expansion of the firm.
Manchester based Jon, will be spending time across both of the Manchester and Liverpool offices, working closely with fellow board members in both locations, to ensure its staff and clients remain at the heart of everything Bermans do.
Continue ReadingNew Vacancy – Property Finance Paralegal
We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Property Finance Paralegal to join our Property and Construction team. The existing team is friendly, hard-working and welcoming and we are seeking a like-minded individual.
Start date: Immediate
Location: Liverpool city-centre office
Job Type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time
Key duties:
- Responsibility for progressing a caseload from start to finish, under supervision and with training from the fee earners.
- Making and receiving calls to clients and third parties involved in the transaction.
- Responding promptly to requests for updates and information from clients, agents, brokers and introducers.
- Preparing banking security documentation for review by the supervising fee earner.
- Preparing and / or reviewing contract packs and raising enquiries based on their contents.
- Ordering pre-contract and pre-completion searches and reviewing the results.
- Drafting and submitting applications to the Land Registry, Companies House and search portals.
- Preparing files for completion, including the preparation of completion statements.
- Generally supporting and assisting a busy team.
- Dealing with files at completion and the post-completion stage.
Skills and experience required:
- Proficient use of the Land Registry and Companies House portals.
- At least 6 months’ previous experience in property / property finance work.
- Demonstrable experience in working diligently towards client deadlines.
- Excellent organisation, time-management and communication skills.
- A personable and hard-working nature.
- 3 A Levels in C grade or above (or equivalent).
Salary and benefits:
Salary will be dependent on experience, please contact us for details.
How to apply:
Please send your CV and covering letter to:
Fergal O’Cleirigh
Head of Property and Construction
Email: fergal.ocleirigh@bermans.co.uk
Continue ReadingFREE offer from Bermans Employment Team!
It has been an incredibly busy period in the area of employment law over the past couple of years. Not only have we had the daily releases of judgments and decisions from the Tribunals and Courts, we have also seen changes brought in from the recommendations of The Good Work Plan 2020, and the impact of the pandemic. This in itself has brought in seismic changes to working arrangements, with the rise of flexible working arrangements, and even the future possibility of a four-day working week!
Contracts of Employment
In this ever changing environment it is an ideal time to have your employment contracts completely up to date. The benefit of doing so is that they set out agreed working arrangements but they can also protect a business by reducing the scope for disputes, and give the business a better basis for taking action if ever it is needed.
It is with this in mind that we are offering a FREE review of your employment contracts to identify any potential issues and if improvements to the contract are needed. If so, we can help with any alterations, and any work needed would be offered at a reduced rate as an existing client of Bermans.
Continue ReadingSpecial offer for all webinar registrants!
Webinar: Post-Covid World – Debt Recovery 10am on Tuesday 26th April 2022
Bermans will review your business’s credit control policy and design an updated policy tailored to suit your requirements, completely free of charge.
We can provide tips to ensure that your invoices are paid and some steps you can take to protect yourself and to recover outstanding debts.
To do this we need you to complete the following fields or provide the required document upload
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Crypto-assets & Tax: NFTs, mining and other transactions (Part two)
Andy Wood
Andy Wood is a tax adviser and Barrister with ETC Tax. His clients include entrepreneurs, high-net-worth individuals, sports persons and entertainers and private companies. He believes passionately that all clients should get clear and decisive advice that should be delivered in plain English.
Introduction
This is the second and final article in this series. In the first, I considered fungible tokens such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. In this part, I consider Non-Fungible Tokens (“NFTS”), crypto-mining activities and other miscellaneous crypto activities. I also touch on compliance.
Continue ReadingCommercial rent arrears: the new law
Late March saw the end of some long-standing temporary changes in the law due to COVID-19, and the introduction of some new ones! Commercial landlords and tenants are affected.
From early in the first lockdown in 2020, commercial landlords were banned from exercising most of the usual remedies available to them to enforce rent arrears that fell due during the period of the pandemic, as a measure to protect tenant businesses.
Continue ReadingPost-Covid World: Debt Recovery (Webinar Event)
This 60 minute webinar will take place at 10am on Tuesday 26th April 2022.
The session will focus on tips to ensure that your invoices are paid and some steps you can take to protect yourself and to recover outstanding debts.
The main topics that we plan to cover are:
- Impact of Covid-19
- Debt collection checklist
- Pre-Court procedures – What you can do
- Going legal – what are your options