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After witnessing an increased interest in Employee Ownership Trusts across the market and having just completed one of the largest EOT acquisitions in the UK, Glenville Walker thought it was only right to provide some insight into the world of employee ownership. Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs) were introduced in September 2014 as a viable way of offering employee incentivisation and a tax efficient exit route for business owners. How can an EOT incentivise my employees? In a post-pandemic world, staff retention has become...

Glenville Walker are delighted to announce the arrival of Guy Pattison who joins the Board as a Director and Real Estate Partner. Guy will be an integral part of the strategic growth plans set out for the future of the firm with a wealth of knowledge and expertise gained throughout his career, to lead the Real Estate team towards success. Having been a Partner at a Northwest blue-chip law firm, he joins the team with 16 years of experience in Commercial...

Adam Frisby, CEO of In The Style has won his 18-month legal battle with Businessman Paul Clements. Paul claimed that the concept of the digital womenswear brand was his idea. However, the court ruled in favour of Frisby as they found there were no suitable agreements put in place in the early stages of the development of the business. In The Style is a fast fashion enterprise which was founded 10 years ago by entrepreneur Adam Frisby using the monies he...

Long-standing clients of Glenville Walker, Derek Gawne and Lizz Ewart, have acquired Charteris Asset Management Ltd, an independent Wealth Management company specializing in financial advice. Charteris Asset Management will now form part of the CAM Wealth Group and will house its own discretionary management service as part of its offering. Derek and Lizz will operate the head office from Liverpool city centre and plan to undergo a complete re-brand this month. Derek and Lizz look forward to growing the business both...

Glenville Walker are thrilled to welcome Michael Smeaton to the firm as a Director, Partner, and Head of Commercial Litigation. Michael brings with him a wealth of knowledge and strong leadership skills enabling the firm to expand its commercial litigation services resulting in a broadening of legal expertise to the benefit of its loyal clients. Michael’s appointment places Glenville Walker closer to its main aim of becoming a ‘one stop shop’ for all its clients by blending the provision of...

Dealing with a Business Rescue headache? What is an Asset Purchase Agreement and how do you get negotiations to play in your favour? In previous articles in this business rescue series, we have looked at the current economic climate affecting businesses, how to fund the acquisition of assets of a company that has entered administration with a view to rescuing it and demonstrated just how to conduct legal due diligence on a distressed company so that a buyer is aware of...

At Glenville Walker we are looking for our next superhero team member to join our active finance department. There is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious and tenacious Legal Cashier to join our stand-out legal practice with an experienced and supportive team. So if this sounds like your next exciting role, then put down your pigs in blankets and set aside the controversial sprouts and send through your CV to the contacts listed below? Our team look forward to meeting you and...

“I knew you were trouble when you walked in” – Taylor Swift If you are buying the assets of a business in administration, you probably already know that there could be a few skeletons in the closet. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be in administration in the first place. So, before you sign on the dotted line to acquire its assets, make sure you know what it is you are really buying by doing your legal due diligence. Legal due diligence is the process...

It’s a daily occurrence at Glenville Walker and Partners where we work with business owners with very real issues that highlight just how important it is to review your terms and conditions. Yes, the Terms and Conditions, that little link at the bottom of your website or the document you attach to your orders that you barely think about, and that most people often either ignore or just click through without reading to get on with the “real” business. Those...

Coming right up is an exclusive on the latest Business Gym event held on Wednesday 16th November 2022 in partnership with Glenville Walker and Downtown in Business at Hope Street Hotel, Liverpool. During this session our team placed business resilience centre stage as the topic of burning discussion for business owners wanting to learn more about navigating their business through the current economic climate. Director and Head of Business Law at Glenville Walker, Denise Walker and Leyton Jeffs, Commercial Finance Partner...