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Law

Growth Planning

Cross-border disputes

James Wingfield, a solicitor specialising in cross-border commercial litigation at Howard Kennedy, looks at cross-border business disputes and how different laws apply.

Legislation and Regulation

When is a bung not a bung?

Getting deals done has been hard enough in recent years, without the added burden of new legislation to weigh dealmakers down.

Legislation and Regulation

The Bribery Act from a Hospitality and Deals perspective

Helen Besant-Roberts, business services partner at accountancy firm Hurst, points out some of the pitfalls of the Bribery Act from a deal makers perspective and what action businesses need to take.

Legislation and Regulation

Anti-bribery legislation and the corruption crackdown

With new anti-bribery legislation coming into effect shortly, are you aware of the provisions that could land you and your company in the dock?

News

Tribunal reforms win business backing

Business groups have welcomed proposed government reforms to employment tribunals, saying soaring claims from employees have hampered growth and become too costly for companies to handle.

Legislation and Regulation

Most of Companies Act becomes law

Some 550 sections of the 2006 Companies Act, the largest single piece of UK legislation ever to be introduced, come into force today.

Legislation and Regulation

The global bribery crackdown

Bribery may be a fact of life for many business operating internationally. But the regulators are closing in, writes Alex Rene, a partner at law firm Fulbright & Jaworski.

Legislation and Regulation

Recording phone calls relating to client orders: what you need to know

From March next year, UK financial institutions will have to record phone calls relating to client orders.

Legislation and Regulation

New corporate manslaughter laws could hit hard

Changes to corporate manslaughter laws could spell trouble for employers whose staff are involved in serious road accidents.

Legislation and Regulation

Getting value from corporate lawyers

Q: How do you turn the relationship with your lawyer into a meaningful one and avoid any unnecessary cash leakage from a young business?

Growth Planning

Need to know…the DDA

On 1 October the final phase of the Disability Discrimination Act came into effect, meaning that businesses with fewer than 15 employees and any that supply a service to the public are now included in the legislation.

Legislation and Regulation

How I turned a legal dispute into a business

Peter Done set up Peninsula, his employment law group, following a protracted legal dispute with a disgruntled employee. He tells GrowthBusiness how it happened.