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Government Launches Prompt Payment Drive

Posted on 21 Feb 2012 by Michelle Corlett

A new iniative has been launched by The Department for Business Innovation & Skills (BIS) to tackle the increasing problem of late payers.  It aims to promote wider cooperation between businesses and suppliers so that payments are received on time. Read more

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Restrictive covenants in employment contracts – the difference between solicitation and dealing clauses confirmed

Posted on 15 Feb 2012 by Daniel Milnes

There’s a big difference between solicitation and dealing: both terms are used elsewhere in the law but remain very significant in restrictive covenants in employment contracts and agreements for business sales as confirmed in a recent case. Read more

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Forbes Picks Up Two Awards At Lancashire Dealmakers 2012

Posted on 10 Feb 2012 by Daniel Milnes

It has been another strong showing for the Forbes team at the Lancashire Dealmakers Awards with three nominations and two wins.

Congratulations to Pauline Rigby for taking the Young Dealmaker title – it’s a repeat for Forbes as Charlotte Mills took the same award last year.

I took the Flat Cap Award and the beautifully framed headgear in question is already on display in the office. Credit for that award goes to the fantastic colleagues, quality clients and understanding family who have put up with my personality for all these years.

For more about the Awards see Insider’s coverage.

Contact the award-winning Business Law team to find out how we can help your business.

 

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Charity Commission Issues New Guidance On Public Benefit Test

Posted on 21 Dec 2011 by Daniel Milnes

The Charity Commission has today updated the guidance offered to Charity trustees in respect of the Public Benefit test.  Read more

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Environmental Information Regulations Applied To Duchy Of Cornwall As Public Body

Posted on 04 Nov 2011 by Daniel Milnes

An Information Tribunal ruling has applied the Environmental Information Regulations to the Duchy of Cornwall despite its protestations that it was a private body and outside the scope of the EIR. The case arose after a request made to the Duchy under the EIR for information about the possible environmental impact of non-native species of oyster being used at its oyster farm. The EIR have always run wider than their big brother the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and have applied to contractors engaged by public bodies in some circumstances. Read more

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Forbes At The Downtown Lancashire Economic Forum With Bank of England Economist Adam Posen

Posted on 21 Oct 2011 by Daniel Milnes

At the recent Downtown Lancashire In Business Economic Forum, Adam Posen of the bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee gave a masterclass on what’s happening in the national and international economy. After a quick grilling from BBC Radio Lancashire, Forbes presented the results of the 2011 Lancashire Business Survey – Lancashire Business Channel was there to catch some of the highlights on camera including some guest appearances by some familiar Forbes faces. Read more

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Minister’s Waste Disposal Raises Data Protection Questions

Posted on 14 Oct 2011 by Daniel Milnes

Oliver Letwin’s plan of dumping parliamentary documents in public bins might come to the attention of the Information Commissioner depending on what was in them. Certainly it is not the sort of Freedom of Information through pro-active dissemination that the FOI Act has in mind. Read more

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If Football was in the real world…

Posted on 28 Sep 2011 by Jonathan Holden

Carlos Tevez would be facing the sack (or at the very least a disciplinary) following his apparent refusal to come off the bench to play in last night’s Champions League match against Bayern Munich. Read more

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Companies House Changes SIC Codes For Annual Returns From 1 October

Posted on 27 Sep 2011 by Daniel Milnes

Companies House is changing the way in which comapanies describe their business activities and the change will affect all Annual Returns from 1 October 2011.

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ICO Takes Data Protection Enforcement Against Public Body Over Violent Client List

Posted on 27 Sep 2011 by Daniel Milnes

The Information Commissioner has required a local authority to give an undertaking admitting breaches of data protection rules in relation to a list it kept of potentially violent clients. While the list was maintained to safeguard the council’s staff and contractors, the way in which it was compiled and managed breached the Data Protection Act. Read more

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