4/15/2025 11:20:22 AM More challenges for retail, hospitality and leisure as Trump's tariffs inject fresh uncertainty By Amanda French While President Trump’s announcement of a 90-day tariff pause has given UK businesses “some welcome breathing space”, the retail,...
4/15/2025 9:45:16 AM Financial advisor consolidation - reports of death exaggerated By Ed Foulkes The recent NextWealth report makes interesting reading and a number of excellent points. The central argument that a number of PE-owned...
4/2/2025 8:42:42 AM NHS satisfaction falls to an all time low By Vanessa Harris The King's Fund have today published the findings of their annual survey on Public Satisfaction with the NHS and Social Care, and it...
3/25/2025 11:07:53 AM Government respond to Home Builders Federation's call to suspend "anti-development" tax By Billy Poulter It was interesting to read a few weeks back that the HBF wrote to the Chancellor calling on the government to suspend the Building Safety...
3/14/2025 4:42:25 PM Are MBOs a succession planning route in wealth management? By Ed Foulkes Yes in my opinion. Management buy-outs (MBOs) can work fantastically well in this sector and potentially minimise disruption. The ongoing...
3/14/2025 10:03:22 AM Pre-Nups - 'Get on with it' By Laura Podger Shauna Morris A prenuptial agreement (widely known as a Pre-Nup) is a legal document that outlines how assets will be divided in the event of a divorce...
3/14/2025 9:23:57 AM Planning and Infrastructure Bill - an overview By Michelle Spark Louise Clifton The government is focused on achieving sustained economic growth to improve prosperity and living standards for working people, and its...
3/13/2025 1:31:17 PM Will scrapping NHS England improve patient care? By Vanessa Harris Keir Starmer has today announced plans to abolish NHS England. He states that by abolishing the arms length body and bringing the NHS...
3/12/2025 6:08:30 PM Business Barometer is encouraging for West Midlands business confidence By Kim Klahn Following reports that national business confidence was in decline post the Autumn Budget, Lloyds has reported that sentiment in the West...
3/7/2025 4:15:43 PM ''All's Fair in Love and Divorce'' - The Legal Reality By Shauna Morris Clare Webb In the UK, divorce is governed by specific laws that aim to ensure fairness and justice, even when emotions are running high. Clients...
3/5/2025 1:19:20 PM Court Fees to Increase from 1st April 2025 By Alexandra Loxton Look out for a Court fee increase in relation to new applications received by the Court's from 1 April 2025 onwards. The Ministry of...
3/4/2025 5:41:21 PM Patients who suffer medical trauma, turn away from healthcare services By Vanessa Harris As a clinical negligence solicitor, I hear this from my client's all the time! Many of my clients have suffered Post Traumatic Stress...