Since 23 June 2016 when the British people voted to leave the European Union the conversations and topics have surrounded the momentous change to Britain’s political and economic landscape. The legal questions on the Brexit situation have been largely side-lined. Extricating the UK from the EU legal system is one of the biggest legal...
A Director, the leader of the pack, the boss, king (or queen) of the business…….everything you have dreamed off……but the reality is do you really know your duties and the penalties that occur if you fail to exercise your responsibilites? #PERSONALLY LIABLE You could be held personally liable for losses resulting from illegal acts,...
With the dark nights upon us, we must confess The Apprentice is our guilty pleasure, as we get snuggled up on the sofa with a nice hot cuppa. Amongst all the frantic tasks, drama and tension of the boardroom, we have been thinking about the understanding of the legal obligations as a company director...
With the announcement that The Apprentice is soon to return to our screens, it got us thinking at Ferguson Legal about meetings, and ‘the boardroom’. How often should company’s hold board meetings? Is there a set rule? Does Lord Sugar conduct his meetings in the usual manner? Do companies have meetings for the sake...
Get ready, set, hold on a minute the water is green? What really did happen the pools in Rio? After offering little clarity about why the water in two Olympic competition pools mysteriously turned green, Rio 2016 officials have said it was because a a contractor poured hydrogen peroxide into the diving well and the large pool in the centre....
Let’s be honest, most people do not take health & safety serious until something happens, correct? We are not accusing you of this, but like most fast paced lifestyles nobody stops to take heed until the pleeeeep hits the fan. This was one of the thoughts behind the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act...
Since the announcement in April of funding from Central Government to the Health & Safety Executive being cut we were left wondering how can the same organisation run effectively with such a huge financial blow? This is going to be one uphill struggle, I mean we are not talking a few pounds here it will...
From the outset it was always the ambition of Carole Ferguson, Managing Director of Ferguson Legal to showcase the fun and savvy side of the world of law, with a new, fresh and innovative approach giving a tongue and cheek style to hard hitting stories allowing everyone to relate which may have otherwise not...
Having attempted my first blog with the rather apt name of ‘Blog Off’… the time has now come for me to follow through with my blogging promises. This means actually trying to put together an informative piece which someone might actually find interesting (it can happen) and useful. I will therefore attempt a very...
Here we go again… for some reason I keep thinking of Tom Cruise films and this time the topic of risk assessments made me think of Risky Business – some might say the film that launched his career. Not least for the scene of him sliding into shot from the side in his pants...