As a director can I be prosecuted for health and safety failings in my company? Yes.
Company directors have many duties. One of those duties is the responsibility to ensure the health and safety of those in the company’s...
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News and Insights
Here you will find a few blogs on legal insights, news about Sewell Law and something a bit different.
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When is a director liable for debts of the company?
We are often asked by shareholders and directors whether they can be made liable for the debts of their limited company. It is a long...
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How can I protect my business from an inside threat?
You have a senior manager or employee who was once a trusted and loyal member of the team but has, for any number of reasons, decided to...
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Promises, promises - Contractual Consideration
In contract law, a person cannot enforce a promise unless they have been given or promised something in return. The thing given or...
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Litigation: Is there trouble brewing?
Whilst protection is better than a cure, when there is a potential dispute, litigation and Court proceedings on the horizon what should...
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Welcome Serena
We are delighted to announce that Serena Collins has joined Sewell Law as a Business Administrator. We have a slightly unorthodox...
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Office Move
We've been evicted....by ourselves....to a new office. Starting 2023 as we mean to go on, having outgrown our first office which we shall...
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Sewell Law in Commerce & Industry Journal
Sewell Law is really pleased to contribute to the August edition of Commerce & Industry. This month the focus is on the transport and...
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When is prejudice to a shareholder “unfair”?
You may have heard the term “unfair prejudice”. You may be involved in a dispute with a fellow shareholder where this term has been...
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Is it worth a risk?
Goethe may have said that "the dangers of life are infinite, and among them is safety", however this is not the case when it comes to the...
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A New Addition
We are delighted to announce that Jennifer Sewell has joined the firm. Jennifer, an experienced solicitor specialising in dispute...
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We have moved!
Sewell Law is moved to the new Beverley Enterprise Centre. The address of the Centre is Beck View Road, Beverley, HU17 0FT. The BEC...
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The Sewell Family (Fruit Business)
Depicted here is Gordon Sewell (senior) who was one of 10+ children to Robert Sewell and an Irish Protestant lady called Edith. Robert or...
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Contract 101
“It’s how we’ve always done it”. “Nothing has ever gone wrong” “We just pick up the phone and get it agreed”. “It’s always been a...
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Guarantor Beware
Think twice before signing on the dotted line . . . In the turbulent aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, the business world is...
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