It’s been an eventful year for the UK, and London in particular, with a succession of high-profile incidents reminding us how situations can change without warning. From terrorism to fire, extreme weather to cyber-attacks; it gets you thinking about how your business would cope if it was affected by something similar. Would your staff know
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Why you shouldn’t underestimate threat of kidnap and ransom
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As business travel becomes ever more integral to corporate growth plans, employers need to be aware that the threat of kidnap and ransom can occur in any region. As companies expand into new territories this can potentially increase the risk to business travellers, yet according to The Health Insurance Group, employers underestimate this risk and
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Three ways to prepare your business for GDPR
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Next May, the UK will apply the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Dubbed as the most important change in data protection of the past two decades, this ruling is set to protect all EU citizens’ data privacy, and enforce changes needed in the business sector which ensure that organisations protect people’s data. Despite Article 50
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How small businesses can prepare for GDPR
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It’s official, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is now less than one year away. As the countdown to implementation intensifies, speculation over how the regulation will affect businesses continues to make headlines. While it is inevitable that small businesses will be affected, they can limit the negative consequences by understanding the regulation and
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What is the SFO process and how can you defend accusations
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With a history of high-profile failures and years of opposition from PM Theresa May, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) had recently started to pick itself up, reporting modest growth and 12 new criminal investigations taking place, investigating the most serious and complex allegations of fraud, business crime, bribery and corruption. To help business owners understand
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When poor performance becomes a legal issue: what do you do?
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Pursuant to section 98 (2) (a) of the Employment Rights Act 1996, capability (by way of poor performance) is potentially a fair reason for dismissal. Poor performance is an allegation in which the employer finds that an employee’s work is not to a particular standard. For instance, an employee may be missing sales or other
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Is 2017 the year for anti-money laundering?
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Corporate fraud legal firm Rahman Ravelli has advised businesses on how to spot money-laundering threats within an organisation and communicate concerns. This comes after the 4MLD (Fourth Money Laundering Directive), which was agreed by the European Community in 2015 and is scheduled to be implemented on 26 June, looks to deliver on former PM David
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How and when, should an SME issue a CCJ?
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There’s no denying that we’re living in an age swamped by uncertainty and change. In the last two months alone we have seen PM Theresa May shock the British public by calling for a ‘snap’ general election and a divided France vote for Emmanuel Macron as its new President, a man without the support of
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Closing the gap on delayed compensation claims
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Johnny is travelling back to London from a business meeting in Bristol and the train is delayed by 45 minutes. This means that he’ll have to cancel his next meeting, he’ll be late to pick up his three year old daughter from the child minder and miss his dinner date. Travel delays disrupting both the
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Investment – are you legally prepared?
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If your business is ready for expansion and you’re thinking about investment, are you legally prepared for it? Do you know what an investor might want to see and is your ‘house in order’? Whilst you may have been trading for some time or have a product ready to launch, an investor will want to
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