Many commentators have stated we’re entering into one of the biggest shake-ups in employment law for decades – and, from where I’m sitting, they’re looking to be on the money.
Talk about a hot spot. The old adage “neither a borrower nor a lender be” is all good in theory – until you’re a doting parent confronted by your desperate, cap-in-hand child, all too aware you hold the only key to them getting into their own home.
There’s the old saying that “possession is nine-tenths of the law”. But, if there’s one piece of legislation that sets that concept on its ear, it’s the Personal Property Security Act (PPSA) – unfortunately, though, many businesses that supply and lease goods on hock still aren’t using this helpful credit control tool.
We hear a lot nowadays about the astronomical rate of change our planet’s confronting, together with often mind-bending predictions on what the world will evolve to look like in our lifetime, and beyond.
It has been a widely-held belief that only one director needs to sign a contract, as it was assumed that that director would have authority to contract on behalf of the company.