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May 29, 2012
On 15 November 2011, the Chancellor announced the long expected Government review of the private finance initiative (PFI). Read More »
No gold clock, just more time clocks at 65
May 21, 2012
The UK Supreme Court has turned down Mr Seldon’s appeal against the Court of Appeal‘s decision that his law firm was entitled to force him out because he had Read More »
Update on the european commission’s common european sales law proposals
April 23, 2012
Since its Green Paper of July 2010 the European Commission has been working hard to progress its proposals for an optional Common European Sales Law (CESL). Read More »
Low carbon Incentives: the renewable Heat Incentive is finally with us
April 18, 2012
The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) finally became available to non-domestic eligible renewable heat installations at the end of November 2011 Read More »
The proposed european venture capital funds regulation
April 3, 2012
The European Commission recently published its proposal for a new EU venture capital framework[1] as part of its action plan to improve access to finance for Read More »
Pensions act 2011 receives royal assent
April 2, 2012
During November 2011 the Pensions Bill became the Pensions Act 2011 (the Act).[1] It brings into force several key changes. Read More »
ICANN –aclasm: the expansion of generic top-level domains
April 2, 2012
Last June the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced that it would be changing Read More »
Low carbon incentives in the UK: the renewable Heat incentive is finally with us
March 30, 2012
The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) finally became available to UK non-domestic eligible renewable heat installations at the end of November 2011. Read More »
The kaupthing singer and friedlander decision, the rule against double proof and the rule in Cherry v Boultbee
March 19, 2012
In its recent decision in Re Kaupthing Singer and Friedlander[1],the Supreme Court clarifies the interrelationship between the rule against double proof and Read More »
ICANN–aclasm: the expansion of generic top-level domains
March 16, 2012
Last June the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced that it would be changing its rules on generic top level domains (gTLDs) with Read More »
The proposed EU audit market reform
March 15, 2012
Why are audits important? The role of audits is to contribute to the credibility and reliability of financial statements. Read More »
Price inflation – which index?
March 12, 2012
The Government has switched from the Retail Prices Index (RPI) to the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) for Read More »
You know it makes sense – UK competition law compliance
March 9, 2012
One of the few areas of British business that have not experienced a downturn in recent months is the need to comply with competition law. Read More »
The proposed european venture capital funds regulation
March 8, 2012
The European Commission recently published its proposal for a new EU venture capital framework as part of its action plan Read More »