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FSP Cycle Challenge raises over ￡8,000 for the Royal Berks Charity! We are thrilled to announce that on Wednesday 25th?September we successfully completed our Cycle Challenge covering a distance of 350km in 8 hours, cycling the distance from Reading to Paris, all from the comfort of our office! This incredible effort was in aid of the Royal Berks Charity, and we are proud to share that we have raised an impressive ￡8,777 including gift aid. Read more on our news story here: https://lnkd.in/e-QE9cmb #FSPNews #TeamFSP #charity #charityevent #fundraising #donations #RoyalBerksCharity #rdguk #thamesvalley

The Home Office have admitted that fees charged for visa-related English language tests and qualification assessments have no legal basis. Read more below: #visa #English #test #language #SELT #immigration #immigrationlaw

In their latest article our Dispute Resolution & Litigation team consider a recent decision of the Court of Appeal in the case of Manolete v White ([2024] EWCA Civ 1418) that ruled on whether a judgment debtor’s occupational pension can be ordered to be drawn down to satisfy a creditor's claim. Read more below: #dispute #disputeresolution #litigation #pensions #creditor #debtor #CourtofAppeal

A significant proportion of the October 2024 Budget focused on Employee Ownership Trusts as our Corporate team explore in their latest article, below: #budget #chancellor #ukbusinesses #EmployeeOwnershipTrusts #tax #employees #employers #businessowners

In this month’s employment law bulletin, we discuss the following: ??The proposed changes to employment law under the new Employment Rights Bill ??The recently announced increases to the National Minimum Wage ??The new guidance released by ACAS on the duty to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace Read more, here: https://lnkd.in/ePDNgi7K #employmentlaw #employmentrightsbill #NationalMinimumWage #ACAS #sexualharassment #ukemplaw #HR #business #rdguk #thamesvalley

Our Private Equity and Venture Capital team are delighted to have advised the South West Investment Fund via its appointed Fund Manager, The FSE Group, on an equity investment of over ￡890,000 into New Motion Labs (“NML”). Read more below: #FSPDealAnnouncement #equityinvestment #privateequity #venturecapital #FSEgroup #businessgrowth

The Court of Appeal has recently upheld a significant High Court decision, clarifying that breach of confidence is not a strict liability on a director or shareholder, read more about this decision and why it is important to have a full understanding of the obligations involved with non-disclosure agreements: #NDAs #nondisclosureagreements #nondisclosure #confidentialityagreement #courtofappeal #highcourt #shareholder #director

Michael Higgin and Gaye King in our Real Estate team have acted for well-known high-end watch manufacturer, Seiko U.K. Limited in the sale of their former offices and warehouse premises, read more below: #FSPNews #SeikoUK #realestate #offices #warehouse #rdguk #thamesvalley

The government has announced the increases to the National Minimum Wage rates that will be implemented from April 2025. Annabel discusses these increases in the article below: #NationalMinimumWage #NationalLivingWage #LowPayCommission #employmentlaw #ukemplaw #HR

The Private Equity & Venture Capital team led by Corporate Partner, Penelope Garden, has advised BGF on its multi-million-pound investment into Proventeq Limited. Read more, below: #FSPDealAnnouncement #investment #business #PrivateEquity