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The Lowdown on Selling Your Business to Private Equity Investors

Selling your business is one of the biggest decisions a business person can make. Handing over “your baby” is always going to involve mixed emotions and a lot of considerations – not least the kind of buyer you want to take over the business. An option we have seen some clients explore is selling to a private equity investor as opposed to a more “traditional” sale.

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L.A.I. Law – How an A.I. Policy can avoid drama

In an era where technology is reshaping industries, businesses are finding themselves at the crossroads of innovation and responsibility. As a forward-thinking law firm, we understand the transformative power of Generative Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) and how this can be integrated into a business and its current practices. We are also aware of the potential grey areas and pitfalls working with A.I. may have, and why it there may be a critical need for businesses to implement comprehensive A.I. policies.

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A win for the ‘Gig economy?’- UK Supreme court rules Deliveroo Riders are not employees

After 7 years of litigation, the ruling is clear. Deliveroo riders cannot be recognised as employees with five judges claiming the contracts between riders and the company did not constitute an “employment relationship” because riders were able to use another person to cover their deliveries without Deliveroo’s involvement plus riders are free to reject offers of work, to make themselves unavailable and to undertake work for competitors.

Which, as many of us know, isn’t a regular employee and employer relationship

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Buying or selling a care home? Read this!

Our team of corporate solicitors based in our Brighton office recently brought their expertise in buying and selling care homes to the fore to assist a client with the multi-million pound purchase of a company which holds a substantial residential care home in Sussex.

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Flexible Working – Can you ask for it?

The Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 is awaiting ‘Royal Assent’.  This means that, whilst it’s not currently law it will be coming soon.  So what do the new changes bring?  

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