Earn-outs on trial

The recent High Court decision in Porton Capital Technology Funds and others v 3M UK Holdings Limited and another shows that agreeing to an earn-out as part of the purchase price for a business does not always produce the desired result.

Execution and delivery of deeds - Are we all on the same page?

Baljit Chohan and Andrew Platt examine the law and practice relating to the execution and delivery of deeds.

Wragge & Co advises on £91 million life sciences deal

Wragge & Co's corporate experts have advised Astex Therapeutics on its proposed £91 million cross-border acquisition by NASDAQ-listed SuperGen Inc.

Company and business names: don't get caught out

There are relatively few statutory restrictions on the names that can be used by businesses in the UK. This is certainly true in comparison with the large number of names that cannot be used because they are protected by intellectual property rights. 

Corporate governance in the UK and US

How different are our systems of corporate governance to those in America? And what happens when the two come into contact? Simon Graham investigates

Company law: fraud

Simon Graham, consultant in Wragge & Co's Coporate, Banking & Finance group, examines several spectacular frauds which shed light on the responsibilities and liabilities of non-executive directors, auditors and solicitors.

Directors' duties: Current interpretation and future reforms

Simon Graham of Wragge & Co LLP reports on the steadily amassing case law governing the newly-codified general duties of directors, and discusses one seemingly unavoidable legacy of the financial crisis: more regulation in the boardroom.