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Retirement age: Court of Appeal hearing date scheduled

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • March 22 2010

As noted in our last Partnership e-bulletin, the Court of Appeal in Seldon v Clarkson Wright & Jakes is due to consider the circumstances in which a compulsory retirement age for partners can be justified as a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim, in light of the ruling in Heyday that the UK's compulsory retirement age for employees of 65 does not breach EU law

LLPs: who can apply to wind up?

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • March 22 2010

In the current economic climate, LLPs and their members are being forced to grapple with insolvency legislation

LLPs: unfair prejudice petition

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • October 8 2009

From 1 October 2009, certain provisions of the Companies Act 2006 were applied (with necessary modifications) to LLPs

Reform of limited partnerships

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • October 8 2009

All limited partnerships ("LPs") created from 1 October 2009 will be subject to the new rules regarding registration process as outlined in our previous partnership e-bulletin

Retirement age: Court of Appeal hearing

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • October 8 2009

The case of Seldon v Clarkson Wright & Jakes is now due to be heard in the Court of Appeal

Proposal to change LLP SORP

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • October 8 2009

The Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies has issued a proposal to amend the Statement of Recommended Practice ("SORP") for LLPs

Expulsion: right to legal representation?

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • October 8 2009

Most partnerships and LLPs have a right to expel a partner in their partnership or LLP agreements

LLPs: new provisions apply from 1 October 2009

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 16 2009

From 1 October 2009, the Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2009 will apply certain provisions of the Companies Act 2006 (with necessary modifications) to LLPs

Reform of limited partnerships

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 16 2009

In March 2009 the then Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) announced that, following consultation, it would not be possible to implement a comprehensive overhaul of the law relating to limited partnerships ("LPs"

LLPs: can members be employees?

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 16 2009

When considering the employment status of "members" of an LLP, the starting point is section 4(4) of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000