Celebrating talent across all areas of its business, a leading Midlands law firm has announced 17 promotions as part of its on-going growth plans.

A leading Midlands law firm has announced the appointment of two newly-qualified solicitors following the completion of their training contracts. Gemma Macintyre and Melissa Scott have begun their roles as solicitors at Wright Hassall, in Leamington Spa.

In November 2016 Greyfriars Asset Management LLP was hit with a section 166 notice from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) (section 166 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, commonly referred to as a Skilled Persons Report).

This article provides an overview of what the Modern Slavery Act 2015 Act is and weighs-up how effective it has been since coming into force.

It may be tempting to think it safe to go ahead and breach a confidentiality agreement if it would not lead to the other party suffering any financial loss and the likelihood of their getting an injunction is slim.

The fact is - it is not and the Rock Review, whilst identifying a large number of issues, has failed, as many previous reviews have done before, to identify the core issue which has led us to where we are.

In 2011 the government released its guidance on the Bribery Act 2010 (“the Act”). Here we review what every charity and not-for-profit organisation needs to know.

In this, the ninth of a series of articles which looks at some of the most common perils of contracts and how to avoid those perils, we look at the perils of agreeing to use your “endeavours” to perform your contractual obligations.

There have been hundreds, if not, thousands of articles written about Brexit in the last nearly four years, since the decision to withdraw from the European Union (EU). There have been extensive preparations in Government, not just in relation to negotiations with the EU but also on the part of the legislative drafters, to ensure smoothness and consistency of our laws in the transition away from the EU.

A leading Midlands law firm has announced a raft of promotions – including three newly-qualified solicitors who have successfully completed training contracts with the business.