Partnerships and LLPs

This Overview provides guidance on the essentials for employments lawyers related to general partnerships, limited liability partnerships (LLPs) and limited partnerships.

The Partnership Act 1890 (PA 1890) sets out the legal framework that applies to general partnerships.

A partnership under PA 1890 is described as the relationship that subsists between persons (which includes individuals or corporate entities) carrying on a business (which includes every trade, occupation and profession) in common with a view of profit.

A limited liability partnership (LLP) is a body corporate which is formed under the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000, which came into force on 6 April 2001.

The Limited Partnerships Act 1907 (LPA 1907) and PA 1890 set out the legal framework that applies to limited partnerships.

Like a general partnership, a limited partnership is not a legal entity but is a relationship that subsists between persons (which includes individuals or corporate entities) carrying on a business (which includes every trade, occupation and profession) in common with a view of profit.

LPA 1907 and PA 1890 do not provide

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