Events in the boardroom fascinate viewers of TV’s ‘The Apprentice’, but a fate worse than merely being fired hangs over directors, non-exec directors and managers who directly influence company strategy and day-to-day operations in the real business world. Over 100 sections of the Companies Act 2016 can result in legal prosecution, due to negligence, poor practice or fraudulent activity. Directors […]
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 08/01/2019
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 02/01/2019
Food allergen labelling has unfortunately been in the spotlight in recent weeks, with the case of Natasha Ednan- Laperouse, who died in 2016 after eating a Pret à Manger sandwich containing undeclared sesame seeds, potentially set to bring about a change in the law. Whilst Pret à Manger was not obliged to put allergen advice on its sandwich’s wrapper, the […]
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 18/12/2018
Uncertainty over any deal with Brussels coming to fruition is one more issue British businesses could do without. Various factors led to £5.86m of bad debts being written off by Britain’s British SMEs alone in the last financial year and the world’s largest trade credit insurer, Euler Hermes, warns that a no-deal Brexit would wipe out £3.5bn in UK automotive […]
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 11/12/2018
Avoid being one of the 43% of businesses with inadequate business interruption cover
Categories: General
In recent months, we have seen two major fires ravaging buildings in Glasgow city centre – the Glasgow School of Art and Victoria’s night club – and ongoing impacts on Salisbury-based businesses following the nerve agent attack. Last year, we saw terrorism creating other issues for businesses suddenly finding their premises behind a police cordon. A fund of £5m is […]