Business
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The proposed new offence of failure to prevent fraud. Corporate failure to prevent fraud If an organisation does not prevent a person associated with their organisation from committing fraud, when...
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This year there will be an additional bank holiday on 8 May 2023 to mark the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III. This may leave employers questioning whether staff...
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The Emerging Companies team at Ashtons Legal LLP has advised Norwich edtech start-up Tech Educators on its EIS/SEIS investment round. Tech Educators is a fast-growing edtech start-up that provides instructor-led...
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Changes to the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (DCPC) regime have been announced. These are proposals at this stage and subject to a Department for Transport consultation that started on...
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Drivers, owners, operators and hirers must be aware of significant changes to the rules relating to their liability when their vehicle is carrying clandestine entrants to the UK. With effect...
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The recent successful Employment Tribunal claim by a junior lawyer who was treated unfairly during recruitment by her prospective employers is a timely reminder of the importance of organisations having...
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When a container lorry, or one carrying other goods, is stopped and checked by the Driver & Vehicle Services Agency (DVSA) at the roadside or at a port, what happens...
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Ashtons Legal is delighted to report on a bumper year for their Corporate and Commercial team in 2022, which saw them complete a record number of deals. 2023 has also...
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The Women and Equalities Committee produced a report titled “Menopause and the workplace”, which contained recommendations to the Government for how those going through the menopause could be better supported....
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Ashtons’ Business Client Group is delighted to have advised the Godfrey family, shareholders of Ridley Godfrey (Holdings) Limited, on the sale of Thomas Ridley Foodservice to the multi-billion pound food...
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Ashtons’ Corporate team have recently advised two Suffolk businesses in the successful sales of their companies. In Ipswich, data and technology specialist HTK has been sold to Amercian-headquartered ITA Group....
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When are vehicles regarded as being used for Operator’s Licence purposes? Is your operator’s licence large enough to cover all the vehicles in possession in use? These issues have been...
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