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Published: 27.11.08 :
Ten Tips On Coping In A Recession
Sadly, despite efforts to kick start our economy, it now looks like the slowdown is heading for a more serious recessionary phase.
Until we experience growth again (as no doubt we will), how do bu... Read more »
Published: 20.11.08 :
Conflicts Of Interest
Any trustee of a final salary pension scheme should know about the Pensions Regulator’s new guidance on “conflicts of interest” published in October this year, especially directors ... Read more »
Published: 17.11.08 :
Riding The Economic Rollercoster - Surviving The Ups And Downs Of The Global Downturn
With the financial downturn prompting a winter of discontent, businesses large and small are having to think carefully and act quickly to lessen the impact of the impending economic storm. With a dai... Read more »
Published: 05.11.08 :
New Service To Help Businesses In The Current Economic Climate
Foot Anstey announce the launch of Crunch Solutions, a new service designed to enable businesses to have confidence in their business decisions and to prosper in a more challenging economic climate.... Read more »
Published: 09.10.08 :
Business Partnerships – Are You Protected?
Many partnerships are missing out on key safeguards that protect their business because they do not have an effective partnership deed. It may be a deed has never been put in place or because it has ... Read more »
Published: 25.09.08 :
A Quick Guide For Directors On New Company Law
A whole raft of legal changes for companies comes into force from 1 October 2008. Some are aimed at reducing red tape and below is a quick run down of the most important ones.
Financial Assistance... Read more »
Published: 21.08.08 :
Reviewing your company's Articles of Association
Many small companies are not taking advantage of the simplification of company law that came into effect this year as part of the Companies Act 2006.
One of the main aims of the Act was to simplif... Read more »
Published: 03.07.08 :
Winning Work From Public Authorities
Everywhere you go there are roadworks, regeneration of urban areas and new public buildings. Have you ever wondered how the contractors manage to win those lucrative contracts and how our tax payers&... Read more »
Published: 19.06.08 :
Written Agreements – Tailor Made For The Modern Partnership
Partnerships are the most popular structure for organisations within the UK, yet many do not have any written Partnership Agreement.
You do not have to have signed an agreement to be a legal pa... Read more »
Published: 29.05.08 :
The Abolition Of The Company Secretary
Abolishing the role of company secretary is a government initiative to reduce the red tape and administration for companies. But will it?
Since 6 April 2008 under the Companies Act 2006, privat... Read more »
Published: 08.05.08 :
Radical Changes To Consumer Law
Businesses will soon no longer have to face unfair competition from traders who use underhand practices to sell their products.
On the 26th May this year we will see what is being hailed as the... Read more »
Published: 24.04.08 :
Construction Industry In Cartel Allegations
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) alleges that over a hundred construction companies have colluded with each other (known as cartel behaviour) and committed serious breaches of the Competition Act 199... Read more »
Published: 02.04.08 :
Green Is Good – Or Is This Another Flight Of Fancy?
The opening of the new Terminal Five at Heathrow will (once the baggage problems have been sorted out) increase air travel. Any future development increasing the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere is su... Read more »
Published: 21.02.08 :
In The Dock: Corporate Manslaughter Reforms
Death by corporate manslaughter enters a new chapter after 6 April. The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2006 will make it easier for all companies to be held responsible for serious... Read more »
Published: 07.01.08 :
Investing In A Friend’s Business- What To Watch Out For!
Many people wrongly assume that investors buying shares in a company have an extra layer of protection if they are also a director.
Let’s assume two friends have an innovative business id... Read more »
Published: 11.12.07 :
Stringent Terrorist Funding and Anti-Money Laundering Procedures Come Into Force
Businesses wanting to buy, sell or enter into legal transactions could face problems and delays after 15th December 2007 when the new Money Laundering Regulations 2007 come into effect. More seriousl... Read more »
Published: 27.11.07 :
How Safe Do You Keep Personal Data?
The “lost” cds containing sensitive personal information relating to millions of child benefit beneficiaries is a huge breach of confidentiality and data protection principles but before ... Read more »
Published: 31.10.07 :
CGT Tax Changes - Deals Or No Deals?
Anyone thinking of selling or passing their business on could lose out on tax relief if the deal goes through after 5th April 2008.
Taper relief, first introduced in 1998, reduced the tax rate ... Read more »
Published: 05.10.07 :
A Missed Opportunity?
A very debilitating but rarely fatal condition, NLO – “New Law Overload - that can affect the economic health of a business - will be on the increase once a large part of the new ... Read more »
Published: 07.08.07 :
Minority Shareholders To Be Silenced
Helen Wallwork company and commercial specialist at Foot Anstey, explains how changes in company law will affect shareholders.
Directors wanting to see the reduction of company red tape will welco... Read more »
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