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20 Feb 2012
Leicester deal for Shakespeares
Lisa Botterill, a corporate partner at Shakespeares has advised on Shakespeares’ first Leicester based transaction. Beaumanor Engineering, a manufacturer and distributor in the hydraulic and pneumatic ...
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14 Feb 2012
Employment law update- 20, 21, 22 and 27 March 2012
Need to keep up to date with the very latest changes in employment law and practice? Our 45-minute update sessions are designed to provide HR professionals, senior managers and business owners with an ...
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14 Feb 2012
Shakespeares acts on Whitworth Bros Ltd acquisition
A legal team at Shakespeares has acted for Northamptonshire-based Whitworth Bros Ltd on its acquisition of a flour-milling business, which has three operating sites in the East Midlands, as part of its ...
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23 Jan 2012
UK retailers could gain as India removes barriers to inward investment
Retailers stand to gain as India relaxes its rules on inward investment but care is still needed to ensure that local compliance requirements that vary from state to state are met, says Shakespeares. In ...
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9 Jan 2012
A new year - a fresh start
Whilst in times of great uncertainty, it is human nature to batten down the hatches and maintain the status quo with our finances says Jacqueline Lewis, a private client partner at Shakespeares Nottingham ...
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15 Dec 2011
Shakespeares wins place on bank’s regional panel
Shakespeares has been appointed to the Regional Panel of Yorkshire Bank. The law firm will be providing a wide range of corporate and property legal services to the bank across the East and West Midlands. ...
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9 Dec 2011
Local care homes set to benefit from High Court ruling
Local care home providers in Leicestershire are set to benefit from a ruling in the High Court, which could bring an end to the current freeze on local authority funding. The decision coincides with a ...
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1 Dec 2011
Wood Glaister merges with Shakespeares
Wood Glaister has merged with Shakespeares today - 1 December 2011. The Solihull based firm will continue to trade under their present name and will retain their office in the town. “We have very carefully ...
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23 Nov 2011
Employers are left uncertain about how frank they can be
Employers have been left uncertain about how frank they can afford to be when discussing performance issues with their staff, following proposals outlined by Business Secretary, Vince Cable, earlier today ...
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21 Nov 2011
Shakespeares appoints Commercial Director
Shakespeares has appointed a new Commercial Director to lead the firm’s client services and commercial activities. Hamish Munro, a prominent figure in the world of professional services marketing, is ...
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16 Feb 2012
Crackdown on late payments should begin sooner rather than later
The late payment of commercial debts is putting undue pressure on small and medium-sized businesses in the region and incoming legislation to protect them should be implemented sooner rather than later. Originally ...
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31 Jan 2012
New employment partner joins Shakespeares' Nottingham office
Shakespeares has appointed Shelley Harcourt as partner to lead its employment team in Nottingham. With over 12 years’ experience practising employment law, Shelley has moved to Shakespeares from Eversheds ...
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4 Jan 2012
Rise in demand for mediation services
More businesses are using mediation services to resolve their disputes instead of taking matters to Court, according to commercial litigation experts at Shakespeares. In doing so, they are minimising costs ...
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7 Dec 2011
The patent box - what's in it for me?
The patent box is a key initiative to make the UK tax regime competitive for innovative high tech companies. Life sciences industry association Medilink recently held a briefing to provide guidance to ...
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22 Nov 2011
“The Biter Bitten” – Care Quality Commission under the cosh
Beleaguered care home owners might perhaps be forgiven a touch of schadenfreude at the news that the Care Quality Commission (CQC) is being investigated by the Department of Health amidst concerns that ...