Practical Law Country Q&A 5-500-5090 (Approx. 37 pages)
Doing Business in the UK: Overview
by Stephanie Lopes, Richard Eccles, Audrey Horton, Russell Williamson, Alison Dixon, Yuichi Sekine, Nicholas Heap, Andrew Rink, Craig Giles and Nick Green, Bird & Bird
This Q&A gives an overview of key recent developments affecting doing business in UK as well as an introduction to the legal system; foreign investment, including restrictions, currency regulations and incentives; and business vehicles and their relevant restrictions and liabilities. The article also summarises the laws regulating employment relationships, including redundancies and mass layoffs, and provides short overviews on competition law; data protection; and product liability and safety. In addition, there are comprehensive summaries on taxation and tax residency; and intellectual property rights over patents, trade marks, registered and unregistered designs.