News & Articles
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Read moreThe importance of having Lasting Powers of Attorney
Read moreIn recent months, our teams have been receiving a high volume of queries from clients on the preparation of Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney. To bring some clarity to these important issues, our team has collated some of our most frequently asked questions on the subject of Lasting Powers …
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Life after CBILS: – what's next?
Read moreWhen the pandemic took hold in March 2020, the UK government promised to provide up to £330bn via government backed schemes in the shape of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS), the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS) and the Future Fund. …
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Read moreProtecting your business: unlawful team moves and restrictive covenants
Read moreIn a popular quote, Richard Branson, founder and CEO of Virgin Group, said a company's employees are its greatest asset and your people are your product. Despite broad agreement with this sentiment from business leaders, many companies fail to protect themselves against the negative impact that employee and team …
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Q&A: Procurement teams and their current challenges
Read moreOur team discuss the challenges that procurement teams are currently facing and the way that they have evolved their practices to mitigate them. What issues have procurement teams been facing during the pandemic? During the pandemic we’ve being working with many different procurement teams across a variety of different …
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Read moreKey economic themes for 2021
Read moreAs the Prime Minister grapples with the Covid 19 pandemic, his next door neighbour, the Chancellor, is faced with presenting a Budget that is arguably the most challenging in recent memory. The UK is billions of pounds - c£400 billion - in the red and currently there is no definitive date …
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Insolvency – the clue’s in the name
Read more2020 has been a year to remember for many reasons. One such reason has been the number of well-known and long established household brands that have fallen into insolvency. Not all insolvencies are the same however, and one clue as to what that means for a business, can be …
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Is the writing on the wall for floating charge lending?
Read moreHMRC regaining preferential creditor status may mean the end of the line for floating charge lending, as our team explores below. Preferential status Following the implementation of the Finance Act 2020, HMRC will once again become a preferential creditor in insolvencies that commence on or after 1 December 2020, ranking …
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Read moreStamp Duty holiday: your questions answered
Read moreThe housing market is currently enjoying a boom, as buyers rush to take advantage of the temporary Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) holiday, which was introduced as part of a range of measures designed to provide economic support through the Covid-19 pandemic. Until 31 March 2021, the normal rate …
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Read moreFinancial Support Schemes for businesses: What's the latest?
Read moreIn these challenging times, our teams have been receiving a high volume of queries from clients on the timely issue of which financial support schemes are currently available to businesses and how they can be accessed. To help our clients, Nick Scott, partner in our Corporate team has collated some …