Editorial comment:
As a nation we are getting fatter. In England alone, nearly a quarter of men and women are now obese. As fat-related health issues cost British business more than £16 billion per year, what, if anything, can be done about it? Vanessa Di Cuffa, employment specialist at regional law firm Freeth Cartwright, gives her views.
FREETH CARTWRIGHT ADVISE NORTHBRIDGE ON OPEN OFFER
Regional heavyweight law firm Freeth Cartwright has acted on behalf of AiM listed Northbridge Industrial Services plc (Northbridge) in connection with an Open Offer to shareholders to raise up to £2 million.
The Companies Act 2006 (CA06) has been implemented over a number of dates starting from when it received Royal Assent on 8 November 2006. The final tranche of the Act comes into force on 1 October 2009, when some of the most significant changes will take place, including changes relating to a company’s constitution, formation, and share capital. The Act will also introduce new provisions relating to company books, and protection for directors’ residential addresses. This bulletin aims to cover some of the main changes and the actions you should consider taking.
NO SPLITTING HAIRS OVER ACQUISITION
Corporate finance specialists at regional law firm Freeth Cartwright have helped Energist, manufacturers of hair removal and skin rejuvenation equipment, acquire the professional and aesthetic Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) systems business of CyDen in a deal which could be worth up to £2 million. The deal also involved CyDen granting Energist a patent licence in respect of its iPulse power supply technology and a trademark licence for the use of the iPulse trademark.
NEWS FLASH: House of Lords refuses Defence permission to appeal in landmark Peters case
