High Court rules in favour of trustee selling employee benefit trust
Unforeseen market conditions have helped an employee of a benefit trust to overrule the provisions of the trust deed. An offer was made to buy the entire share capital of the trust in 2017. After researching the seller, the trustee leaned in favour of the sale as it would significantly benefit the members of the […]
The Law Commission states electronic signature as valid as handwritten one
According to a consultation paper from the Law Commission of England and Wales, electronic signing of legal documents should be considered just as legally binding as a handwritten one – without the need to change the law. The Law Commission further states that the electronic signature can even be valid when it is just a […]