expertise: Senior Executives & Founders

Creating A More Positive Environment for UK Listings – Employment Law Considerations for Directors and Founders: Ten-Minute Talk

October 28th, 2024 by Stuart Smith

In this video recording, Partner Merrill April and Managing Partner Clare Murray discuss: The current position on the listing rules and the motivation for the changes Super-voting powers for directors and founders Changes designed to promote a positive corporate culture and embed it in the company Positive changes relating to diversity in connection with board recruitment, evaluation […]

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6th IFSEA International Conference on Risk, Reward and Reputation Management Issues for Senior Executives & Founders

October 16th, 2024 by Stuart Smith

6th IFSEA International Conference on Executive & Founder Issues: One-Day Conference on Risk, Reward and Reputation Management for Senior Executives & Founders – 17 June 2025 in London

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Non-Poaching Restrictions in Employment

October 8th, 2024 by Stuart Smith

When can a business prevent its former employees from soliciting or enticing away its staff? And can it stop them from employing their former colleagues regardless of who made the first approach? In the third part of our series on restrictive covenants and other forms of business protection, Partner David Fisher looks at the enforceability and scope […]

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Changes to UK Listing Rules: 10 Things Listed Company Directors Need to Know About Their Own Position and Workforce Obligations

August 30th, 2024 by Stuart Smith

In this news alert, Partner Merrill April outlines the key points for Listed Company Directors to be aware of in relation to forthcoming changes to UK Listing Rules. The UK corporate Governance Code 2018 is being replaced from 1 January 2025 by the 2024 UK Corporate Governance Code (“the Code”), which was published in January 2024. Guidance to […]

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Non-Solicitation and Non-Dealing Restrictions in Employment

July 19th, 2024 by Stuart Smith

When can a business prevent its former employees from approaching or dealing with its clients, and how far can an individual go before their actions amount to a breach of their obligations? In the second part of our new series on restrictive covenants and other forms of business protection, Partner David Fisher looks at the enforceability […]

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Restrictive Covenants Around the World: Podcast preview of IFSEA Conference 2024 panel

June 17th, 2024 by Stuart Smith

In this short podcast, Chair Mark Risk (Mark Risk PC, New York) and Panellists Amit Bindra (The Prinz Law Firm, Chicago), Omar Molina Garcia (Augusta Abogados, Spain), and Jane Amphlett (Howard Kennedy LLP, UK) discuss briefly some of the issues that they will be analysing in their panel session at the 5th IFSEA Conference on Risk, Reward and Reputation Management for Senior Executives & Founders, on 25 […]

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We Investigate: Key Considerations for an Independent Investigator

June 10th, 2024 by Stuart Smith

The aim of an independent investigation is to establish findings of fact. This often arises following allegations of serious misconduct, financial mismanagement, bullying, harassment, sexual misconduct, and regulatory breaches, but can also be initiated by an employer of its own volition where matters may give rise to serious concern. In our experience, having acted as investigators, […]

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Non-Competes in Employment

May 7th, 2024 by Stuart Smith

Businesses need to protect their interests when key people leave to join a competitor. Many companies and firms therefore include post-termination restrictive covenants in their employment contracts and partnership agreements, and it will be unusual for a partner, LLP member, senior executive or other key employee not to be subject to post-termination restrictions of one form […]

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Is It Too Soon For Executives (and Partners) to be Celebrating Their Release from US Non-Competition Restrictions?

May 1st, 2024 by Stuart Smith

On 23 April 2024, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its final rule banning non-compete clauses across the United States of America (Final Rule). In a 3-2 decision, the FTC determined that non-compete clauses are an unfair method of competition and so violate s 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act). This is […]

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Breaking Down Barriers – Women In Sport – An IFSEA Evening Event

April 12th, 2024 by Stuart Smith

Breaking Down Barriers – Women In Sport – An IFSEA Evening Event – 21 May 2024, 6.00 – 7.30pm (followed by drinks)

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