A Company own purchase of shares is a great way to enable a return of capital to the company’s shareholders. In simple terms a buy back enables a company to purchase its own shares from one or more existing shareholders. Once the buyback has been completed, the shares are cancelled, having the effect that the […]

If you are thinking of selling your businesses, then one of the most common ways of doing so is by a management buyout. Virtually every professional service business deals with succession planning in that way so we are all used to the idea of having bought into our businesses under such arrangements. However these deals are […]

Can an employer simply dismiss an employee who has been with them for 1 year and 51 weeks, having not acquired 2 years continuous service? Employees with less than 2 years’ continuous employment do not qualify for the right to claim unfair dismissal and therefore it is usually relatively straight forward to dismiss such employees, […]

Damages for Employee’s breaches of duty of fidelity. There is an implied duty of fidelity in all employment contracts. Employees as part of the duty of fidelity are obliged to keep confidential business information private and are only permitted to use such information for the sole purpose of the employment relationship. Employees are therefore not […]

Under the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) all employees have the statutory right to access any personal data that their employer holds about them and which is stored on both a computer and in any paper based filing system, i.e. an employee’s personnel file. An employee wishing to do so must make a written subject […]

ORJ’s home buying team goes from strength to strength with its appointment to the Barratt Homes panel. New home buyers can now benefit from exclusive discounts negotiated by nationwide housebuilder Barratt Homes. This means if you are buying a new Barratt home you can benefit from ORJ’s expertise at an attractive discounted price. Plus, ORJ […]

Thinking of selling your business? Over the last 20 years ORJ’s specialist team has helped our clients sell hundreds of businesses. We estimate we have acted on sale transactions worth in excess of £600 million pounds. Every good business person knows that to make things run smoothly you need great people and good processes. By […]

ORJ Solicitors LLP has been asked by the Finning UK to advise on a bespoke contract for the development and sale of demolition equipment for Tottenham Hotspur’s famous White Hart Lane stadium. Finning had to come up with a solution which combined the capability of heavy duty mobile plant together with a 70m extendable claw. […]

IT is a unique sector that faces unique challenges. However like all businesses it companies need to keep their best people and their best customers. It’s in the nature of Information Technology companies that their consultants and employees work closely, often on site with customers. It follows that the risk to an IT company of […]

ORJ advised innovators at Fast JP who created a bespoke software system for one of the country’s leading operators in the transport sector. The new licence had to be negotiated in double quick time so as to allow the purchaser to meet the termination provisions under its existing licence. Negations were intense. The various contracts […]