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Published: 15.07.10 :
Charities and Social Enterprise Update July 2010
This month’s bulletin looks at academy schools, VAT rise to cost charities sector an extra £140m, VAT exemption for charities who share back-office functions, Charity Commission guidance ...
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Published: 13.07.10 :
Libel Statistics Don’t Tell The Full Story
Statistics from defamation cases suggest the media and other defendants have fared relatively well in libel battles over the first six months of 2010.
Figures published in a blog by Inforrm, th... Read more »
Published: 13.07.10 :
The Bruce Holt Memorial Challenge Cup
An award presented at the south west’s largest one-day country show, Stithians Show, has been dedicated to the memory of one of the region’s highly respected solicitors who died in April ... Read more »
Published: 12.07.10 :
The Importance Of Having A Structured Succession Plan In Place
Taking steps to pass your business and other assets on to the next generation, either as part of a planned retirement or by your Will on death, can be a daunting process. Business owners are often so... Read more »
Published: 08.07.10 :
Can Incorporation Give Your Business A Strategic Advantage?
Let’s face it, there was very little to cheer about following the emergency budget. However, the move to ‘rebalance’ the economy back towards the private sector and encouragement fo... Read more »
Published: 02.07.10 :
Record Number Of Specialists At Foot Anstey
A record number of lawyers at leading South West firm Foot Anstey have caught the eye of the researchers working on the Chambers Guide 2011 – 30 of the firm’s experts will be listed as &... Read more »
Published: 01.07.10 :
Sponsorship, Squabbles and Image: Sponsors, Clubs And Athletes Beware
News broke last week that Credit Agricole pulled an advertising campaign involving the French national football team earlier than planned, following their exit from the World Cup tournament, and repo... Read more »
Published: 01.07.10 :
Case Studies - Insurance
Recent Case Studies - Insurance team
Acting for a farmer via domestic insurers. The Claimant is alleged to have sustained serious injuries after being trampled by cows while walking on a public f... Read more »
Published: 30.06.10 :
Annual Sports Event Attracts Olympic Hopefuls
Entries received for the Taunton Deane Foot Anstey Junior Aquathlon indicate that this year’s event promises to be another sell-out after last year’s Junior Aquathlon attracted over 150 ... Read more »
Published: 29.06.10 :
Hold The Front Page: Judge Clarifies Meaning Of ‘Defamatory’ In Ruling Against Trivial Claims
Trivial libel claims are less likely to succeed following a legal ruling that has clarified what is ‘defamatory’ under English law.
In litigation over a book review by journalist Ly... Read more »
Published: 25.06.10 :
International Mission For Local Lawyer
A lawyer from the Westcountry has just returned from a major conference in Spain in her capacity as Chair of the Law Society (England & Wales) Probate Section Executive Committee.
Patricia W... Read more »
Published: 24.06.10 :
How To Recover Your Debts Without Sending In The Heavies
The saying goes that if profit is the food of commerce, then cash is the oxygen. As long as a business has cash, it can go a number of years without any profit. However, cash deprivation can soon put... Read more »
Published: 24.06.10 :
The Budget 2010 – Take Two - How Was It For You?
The Coalition Government’s first budget took place on 22 June 2010 and was eagerly anticipated.
Much had been made of the expected increase in the rate of capital gains tax (CGT) although... Read more »
Published: 24.06.10 :
Update for Individuals - Summer 2010
This edition covers issues including what options are available when you are too ill to make a Will, review of intestacy rules for cohabitation, the need for succession in a family farming business, ...
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Published: 24.06.10 :
Employment Newsflash – The Ageing Workforce: State pension age to rise. Default retirement age to be abolished.
In the wake of yesterday’s budget headlines, the Government has today announced its plans with regard to retirement and State pensions.
The coalition team responsible for pension policy, Ia...
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Published: 21.06.10 :
The Education Landscape Is Changing…
The new coalition government has given the opportunity to schools to break away from local authority control and become academies.
All schools regarded as ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted now ... Read more »
Published: 21.06.10 :
South West Family Business Forum (SWFBF)
Foot Anstey and Clydesdale Bank recognised that family businesses in the south west need a different level of understanding and advice from their professional advisers, advisers who work with them, u... Read more »
Published: 20.06.10 :
Planning For The Future Of The Family Farm
We are often approached by farmers concerned as to how they should divide the family home and business between their children when for example one child has lived and worked all their life on the far... Read more »
Published: 18.06.10 :
Charities and Social Enterprise Bulletin June 2010
This month’s bulletin looks at guidance on Equality Act issued by the Charity Commission, academy school plans, sector bodies propose new social enterprise model for public services, budget cut...
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Published: 17.06.10 :
When The Professionals Get It Wrong
We are all reliant at some time or another on advice from solicitors, accountants, estate agents, surveyors, teachers, doctors and architects. Ninety-nine times out of a hundred, these professionals ... Read more »
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