What is a shareholder’s agreement? A shareholder’s agreement is a private written agreement between the shareholders of a company and, usually, the company itself sets out boundaries between the shareholders and their rights in respect of the company. It ties together the various duties of the individual as director, employee and shareholder – which in law are usually legally...
Kyle Smith
Trainee Solicitor, Commercial Department
Areas of practice
Kyle joined BTTJ in January 2020 after working in Birmingham as a Legal Assistant for a Commercial Law Firm. Previously to this he worked with a German Law firm in Düsseldorf (both in the office and remotely).
Kyle graduated Law with German LLB from Aberystwyth University in 2016. During his studies he attended Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg for a year studying German law and language modules. Kyle then went on to study International Law at Christian Albrecht Universtität Kiel, for an LLM international qualification – in which he graduated cum laude.
Kyle then graduated with a commendation in the LPC (Legal Practitioners Course) from the University of Law in July 2019.
He joined our commercial team as a Paralegal in 2020. As of the beginning of September 2021, Kyle became a Trainee Solicitor with the firm, his duties throughout his career with us also include assisting our Senior Partner.
Kyle is a confident German speaker and maintains good connections with the German legal profession.
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On 6th April 2021 the rule changes regarding IR35 (twice delayed) will come into effect. If your business works with subcontractors you may need to be aware of and manage the risks to your business. What are the current IR35 rules? IR35 (or the Off-payroll rules) are a regime that the government (and HMRC) have developed to obtain income tax and national insurance contributions in...