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The Bribery Act: have you acted?
The revised Bribery Act was passed over six months ago in an attempt by the Government to clamp down on perceived business corruption. Companies and their…
Saturday 17 October 2026
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The revised Bribery Act was passed over six months ago in an attempt by the Government to clamp down on perceived business corruption. Companies and their…
The Star Wars ruling last month was one of the highest profile intellectual property cases of recent years and, although at the time it was widely…
With over half of the entire UK population having a Facebook account, it is claimed that employers are losing £14 billion per year as a direct…
New measures have been announced by the Government today which they believe will help SMEs to protect their intellectual property and grow their business.
With two million public sector workers taking to picket lines in a row over pensions, an employment expert outlines the dos and don'ts for employers of…
The Government today confirmed that a new small claims service will be introduced at the Patent County Court (PCC), helping small and medium sized businesses protect…
An increase in crimes against SMEs means that, in the past year, over 15,000 small businesses claim to have fallen victim to corporate identity fraud –…
Businesses wanting to save both time and money should revisit the basics and make sure they have in place a good set of terms and conditions.
Business recovery still retains some of the stigma ascribed by what some see as a traditional British reserve and lack of endorsement for vanity or ostentation.…
Munir Yakub Patel, an administrative clerk at Redbridge Magistrates Court, has been the first person to be charged with an offence under the Bribery Act 2010.
The Government has confirmed that with effect from 6 April 2012 the qualifying period of service required for an employee to present a claim for unfair…
You may have seen the recent coverage of Carlos Tevez ' refusal to play in Manchester City’s game against Bayern Munich earlier this week. Whilst football…
The face of the UK’s workforce will change dramatically as a result of the Government calling time on the Default Retirement Age. From 1st October, employers…
"You've got nothing worth investing in...so I'm out" is one of the scathing put downs frequently voiced on Dragons' Den as the budding entrepreneurs pitch their…
External challenges of a weak economy and lack of banking finance remain constant challenges to family businesses. As a result, most business owners wish to use…