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With any perishable commodity, you need to sell it before it is no longer usable. With apples and pears, you can pick up bargains at the fruit-counter the week after a delivery. With property, an empty building is the landlord’s

What do publishers do? Music Publishers play an important role in the career of a musician. They are responsible for finding new ways to use an artist’s music, issuing 3rd party licences for the copyright and then collecting the income.

Here are 10 tips the ACUMEN Commercial Property Department has for you: Asbestos: If you’re moving into a building built before the 80s, chances are there’s going to be asbestos throughout. This isn’t the end of the world: most asbestos is pretty

Many businesses say there is nowhere in Brighton & Hove for an ambitious, expanding firm to move to… or is that the case? Phoenix House – West St – Brighton This spot has been recently refurbished to something approaching its art-deco grandeur.

10 Downing Street I am extremely honoured to have been invited to 10 Downing Street for an evening reception with Gordon Brown next Thursday 11th Feb. The purpose of the evening is to celebrate the success of Britain’s

ACUMEN BUSINESS LAW is delighted to announce that it has been shortlisted as finalists for the following 3 prestigious awards: Financial Times Award Nominee 2009FT Innovative Lawyer Awards 2009 The FT received over 600 applications for the

Reading Eminem’s Record Contracts: The deadline to resolve the media law dispute between Eminem, his record label and Apple Inc is drawing close. The impending lawsuit could change the legal landscape of recording contracts and any distribution agreements brokered by

The banking crisis has taken an unusual turn, Alister Darling has now suggested that banks adopt ‘living wills’ in the event that another financial crisis hits. The idea is to make it easier to dismantle them and distribute their assets between

Philanthropy can be defined as the donation of money, goods, services, time and effort which will help benefit society, with no material return for the donor. In recent years we have seen an increase in the number of businesses reporting on their corporate social responsibility. This has been on issues such

If yes- don’t read on… In most small and medium businesses, some or all of the directors are also the shareholders of the company. A point that is often missed is that shareholding and directorship are two distinct legal capacities with different