Business News
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Industry mouthpiece the Retail Gazette estimates that UK shoppers are set to spend around £24.4billion (yes, billion) on Christmas this year, with the average spend per person close to £500....
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This week we have heard from C4’s Dispatches and BBC Woman’s Hour how complicated and confusing our system for funding care can be. The different branches of health and social...
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A bone of contention for almost every landowner are public rights of way, particularly for those landowners who own land close to the urban fringe, or with development potential. Many...
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Following the allegations of sexual misconduct against Harvey Weinstein and other leading figures, businesses need to make sure they have clear policies to inspire the right culture in their workplace....
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A change to the enforcement approach relating to weekly rests and where they can be taken came into force on 1 November 2017. Separately, a change in the scope of...
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Vehicles known as “automated vehicles” are ones where a driver can hand over control to the vehicle. The vehicle is then driven by the on-board technology. This may be for...
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The Ministry of Justice has announced its intention to make two changes to the law relating to serious and fatal road traffic offences (16 October 2017). The changes are: 1....
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Average farm profitability could drop from £38,000 to £15,000 a year in the worst case scenario as a result of policy and performance challenges that come from Brexit, modelling work...
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Two changes relating to fixed penalty offers issued by DVSA and police for tachograph and drivers’ hours offences are soon to be made. The maximum number of different offences for...
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The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Leicester defines unconscious bias as: “Our implicit people preferences, formed by our socialisation, our experiences, and by our exposure to...
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Following the July 2016 decision to impose fines totalling almost €3 billion on MAN, DAF, Daimler, Iveco and Volvo/Renault, the European Commission has imposed a fine of €880 million on...
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While we stood reviewing court paperwork in the middle of a field last week, my farmer client regarded two individuals walking their dogs past us. The walkers were taking advantage...
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