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Private Capital Could Help Drive SMEs Forward on the Road to Recovery

Private Capital Could Help Drive SMEs Forward on the Road to Recovery

Tough challenges remain on the horizon for many UK SMEs after two years of Covid-19. Although we now seem to be at the ‘beginning of the end’ of the pandemic, the financial strains on small and medium-sized enterprises are likely to remain, not least because government-backed business interruption loans are yesterday’s news. Continue Reading Private Capital Could Help Drive SMEs Forward on the Road to Recovery

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The Exit Strategy: What Investors Look For in a Business

The Exit Strategy: What investors look for in a business

When investors sit for pitches, they expect to be told about an exit strategy. This includes a tale of future acquisition or IPO. Nowadays, these contingency plans have become more creative. Take, for example, BodeTree. In an article about creativity being a hook for investment, co-founder Chris Meyers unveiled the unconventional route he took. Continue Reading The Exit Strategy: What Investors Look For in a Business

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ESG Training – Become a Leader in Environmental, Social & Governance

ESG Training – Become a Leader in Environmental, Social & Governance

ESG training, increasing your understanding of environmental, social and governance, can make a world of difference. ESG impacts how your company performs; it affects the planet and people and contributes to a better society. ESG is going to dominate many major business decisions for decades….. Continue Reading ESG Training – Become a Leader in Environmental, Social & Governance

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Cap On Damages Amounts To Informed Consent

Cap On Damages Amounts To Informed Consent

Capping the amount a solicitor can take from a client’s damages is enough to show that the client gave ‘informed consent’ to the deduction, the High Court has ruled in a judgment affecting 400 conditional fee agreements. In Swann v Slater & Gordon, District Judge Rouine sitting in the High Court in…. Continue Reading Cap On Damages Amounts To Informed Consent

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COVID-19 and the Frustration of Leases: Lessons from Hong Kong

COVID-19 and the Frustration of Leases: Lessons from Hong Kong

With many parts of England subject to severe COVID-19 restrictions that have mandated the closure of non-essential shops, it is likely that many tenants are being forced into financially untenable positions. Subletting and assignment are commercially impossible in the current climate, and the…. Continue Reading COVID-19 and the Frustration of Leases: Lessons from Hong Kong