Legal News
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Posted 19/08/2010 New research has revealed that business insolvency fell in July, particularly among small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Figures published by Experian showed that 1,542 British firms failed last...
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A business adviser who is an expert in start-ups has offered some tips to people hoping to establish their own company soon. Sylvia Constantine, IBA Start-up Business Adviser of the...
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Posted 20/07/2010 People with asthma are facing significant levels of discrimination because people do not believe the condition is serious, new research has found. A report from Asthma UK and...
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Posted 06/12/2013 Ashtons Legal is delighted to have advised James Miller and Jez Turner on their management buy out of Foursys Limited (‘Foursys’). Foursys are a provider of IT Security...
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Posted 01/08/2010 More people could be prompted to seek legal services in order to set up their own businesses after the comments of one industry expert. Damian Reece, head of...
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Posted 14/06/2011 Reforms to commercial law that are intended to make it easier for small and medium-sized firms to protect their intellectual property have been announced by the government. The...
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Posted 25/05/2011 A change in employment law that would require firms to have a set number of women at boardroom level should be considered by the government, according to one...
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Posted 01/07/2010 A financial expert has said that personal insolvency should not be stigmatised. Ed Bowsher, head of consumer finance for lovemoney.com, said that it may be the only solution...
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Posted 25/07/2010 A new legal document has been discovered which shows that Peter Sellers intended to leave his fortune to his eldest daughter and not his estranged wife. The comedy...
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Posted 15/07/2010 A fifth of UK employees feel victimised by their boss at work, a new survey has discovered. Research carried out by HR consultancy Reabur found that out of...
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Posted 08/11/2013 Employers owe duties under the Equality Act 2010 not to discriminate against Employees who are disabled. Knowing whether an employee is disabled is not always straightforward and where...
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Posted 12/05/2011 The government has this week identified several new areas in which it will seek to make reforms to employment law in order to cut bureaucracy and red tape....
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