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UK businesses, especially SMEs, are viewing the political responses to the shambolic Brexit negotiations emanating from all sides of the house with increasing horror as what appears to be self-serving strategies arise and blur into the next instalment...
The FCA (Financial Conduct Authority) has made no secret of its concerns about binary options and CFD (contracts for difference) trading. It has now moved to restrict the marketing and sale of these products in the retail market. This follows...
Last-minute issues have the potential to alter the Brexit question and also affect what may happen next. Two key factors have arisen in a day or so, the first is the question of whether the entire legal advice delivered to the British government should...
Sport and sportsmen and women influence society in many ways from the exceptional discipline needed to be successful to the way well-regarded sporting personalities interact with each other, their fans and the general public and crucially how minority...
The head office of Deutsche Bank (together with other Deutsche Bank locations) was subject to a police raid this week. 170 police and accompanying tax investigators targeted Deutsche Bank in connection with the Panama Papers money-laundering scandal in...
Inheriting a property in Italy sometimes comes as a complete surprise to UK citizens with Italian heritage. Whilst you may be fully aware of your Italian birthright you may be less certain about absolutely all the aged relatives that you may have in...
Many hundreds of people around the world are targeted each day by disreputable fraudulent brokers. They deliberate target novice investors in contravention of the trading regulations. In many cases, the investors who are targeted are completely...
Regardless of the type of exit the UK eventually makes from the EU or the value of the “divorce” costs there will be an impact on both Europe and the United Kingdom. The German automotive industry exports 31% of its total output to the...
Organisations must now be equipped to assist members of their staff with a number of areas which are connected to their private lives. Whilst some variations that are made to the normal working practices by some employers that are not necessarily...
As the Christmas party season approaches HR and senior management are faced with ensuring that employees’ behaviour does not get out of hand. The office party is a treat and a thank you for the staff for their hard work during the year but often,...
Divorce is possibly one of the most difficult things that individuals have to go through. The immense disruption caused by such issues as the separation of assets and the custody of any children of the marriage can be one of the most difficult things to...
Just to add to the turmoil surrounding Brexit the immigration minister, Caroline Nokes, was contradicted by Sajid Javid, the home secretary, when he announced that employers would have a transition period before having to make immigration checks in the...
Just to add to the turmoil surrounding Brexit the immigration minister, Caroline Nokes, was contradicted by Sajid Javid, the home secretary, when he announced that employers would have a transition period before having to make immigration checks in the...
Employers should undertake an urgent review of the way they are dealing with workplace bullying, sexual harassment and discrimination matters. The recent high-profile cases and campaigns have highlighted the variations in the way such challenging issues...
Caroline Nokes, Tory minister for immigration, announced during an appearance during a home affairs select committee, that each firm that employs EU nationals will be obliged to undertake the checks to establish the eligibility of their employees’...
Financial fraud is a worldwide issue and it will come as no surprise that fraudsters take extreme measures to cover their tracks and hide the money they have taken from unsuspecting investors. A number of the frauds are simply old scams re-envisaged, a High...
Online platforms such as Facebook and LinkedIn are quite rightly protective of the data individuals choose to upload to their profiles. Most people would agree that such platforms should not permit a third party to control such information without a...
The hospitality industry is Britain’s third largest private business sector and is predicted to turnover in excess of £100 million in 2018 based on information from the Office of National Statistics. As an industry sector, it is it heavily...
UK citizens who own a property in Italy or Spain or any other country would be well advised to draw up a will related to the country or countries in which their assets reside to ensure that it is crystal clear as to who is to be the benefactor with regard to...
The Tunisian government’s actions since the uprising in 2011 have proved to be a commendable example of how to implement a democratic transition in the wake of a radical and sudden change of government. It has enacted a new constitution, held free...
