As this story unfurled I was reminded of James Hammond’s presentation at an O4RB Meeting on the subject of Brands or Branding (business brands that is as distinct from those applied with hot irons). For something like 30 years I had been protecting myself from the stresses and strains of uncertain motoring dilemma with my [...]
The flat rate VAT charged by HMRC to small companies has risen in just under half of all business sectors, according to data released by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). Flat rate VAT is charged to the smallest businesses with a turnover of less than £150,000 and aims to minimise the red tape around [...]
Lyn Brisley, a family law specialist at Buckles Solicitors LLP, explains this new approach to divorce that has arrived from across the Atlantic in the USA. Most people appreciate that pursuing a divorce can be a stressful and bitter experience. Dividing assets and sorting out the arrangements for children, can generate unpalatable litigation which is [...]
With thanks to the sympathetic reader who forwarded this item to us – and with apologies to all our subscribers who have been without us for a week, while our server technicians struggled to return us to some sense of normality ! After going through a virus attack, Losing a hard drive, Fighting off hackers, [...]
Avis Duty of Care White Paper FACT: 200 drivers are killed or injured each week whilst travelling on company business That’s a chilling figure, but the law of averages says that many of these drivers will be working for SMEs simply because they employ more people than any other sector of UK corporate business. Research [...]
Journalist and motorcycle enthusiast Gareth Ashman was in pole position for a promising career as a bike racer when a little-known eye condition brought his hopes to a screeching halt. The future looked dim for Gareth until a chance meeting with an optometrist at Moorfields Eye Hospital gave him back his eyesight and steered his [...]
An antique dentist’s chair equipped with extraction tools is not the usual thing a landlord or lettings agent expects to find left behind in an average rental property. But there it was, at the end of the tenancy, after the tenant had packed up and left the house for good. And according to Belvoir, Britain’s [...]
