Author Archives: Commercial Law Network

John Gardiner, Dare 2 Dream Ltd. the home of Irresistible Learning Our “Be A Customer Centric Leader” programme (50 delegates spend up to 10 days with us over a 9 month period) is one of the most exciting and rewarding events we … Continued

Logan OliverFollowAug 31 · 10 min read Legal design: the oft-overlooked hero of innovation Legal design isn’t talked about enough. That may sound like a backwards way to start given that most of the people that are talking about legal design seem to say that … Continued

The Legal Sector Affinity Group (LSAG) publishes anti-money laundering (AML) guidance for firms each time regulations update, most recently in January 2021. Although the document is easy to read and well structured, it is still over 200 pages of guidance. So we’ve … Continued

By Gregor Angus, Head of Business Development at Cashroom We spend a lot of time talking to our current clients, new prospects, and strategic partners to ensure that we keep an ‘ear to the ground’ with what is happening in … Continued

At The Cashroom we now provide a full accounting service to the legal profession – from day to day entries, through compliance, management accounts, credit control, all the way to year end and Statutory Accounts. Additionally, we are regularly instructed … Continued

Licensed premises have been hit hard by the COVID-19 lockdown, and will continue to face difficulties as it is lifted. The author considers what steps may be available to operators, and their advisers. On 20 March this year, all cafés, … Continued

In the 1970’s there was a reasonably popular Irish comedian called Frank Carson. He was a genial fellow, won Opportunity Knocks, was celebrated on This is your Life, and awarded a papal knighthood for his charity work by Pope John … Continued

Under new guidelines issued by the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service, certain categories of civil business in the Sheriff Court during the current Covid-19 lockdown will now be able to recommence. The new guidance is effective from today, 1 May … Continued

Notwithstanding the current lockdown and emergency measures the Treasury is undertaking, and notwithstanding also the current hiatus in the property market, I wanted to let you know about a major change in the reporting and payment of Capital Gains Tax … Continued

Covid-19 has raised the question of whether it is possible to legally sign documents electronically. As a consequence of more people working remotely due to self-isolating, there are practical difficulties in obtaining a wet ink signature on a paper document, … Continued