Monthly Archives: March 2020
Industry reacts to Chancellor’s coronavirus measures amid fears much more is needed
Coronavirus (COVID-19): latest information and advice
City Corporation supports businesses through COVID-19 outbreak
Coronavirus: Will the outbreak lead to an explosion of large insurance claims from businesses?
London leads UK growth again in NatWest PMI report as economy readies for coronavirus hit
What are the most common legal issues that businesses face?
Domestic abuse bill fails to protect children and migrant women – charities
Children and migrant women are being overlooked by new laws designed to protect victims and punish perpetrators of domestic violence, charities have said. The long-awaited domestic abuse bill will be introduced in the House of Commons on Tuesday for its first reading; it was delayed by Boris Johnson’s decision to prorogue parliament and hold an …
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Boris Johnson faces Lords rebellion over plans to legalise no fault ‘quickie’ divorce – Telegraph.co…
Boris Johnson faces a Lords rebellion from Conservative peers furious over his plans to legalise no fault ‘quickie’ divorces. Tory peers are planning to support a series of hostile amendments against Government plans which would allow no fault divorces to take place after as little as 20 weeks rather two years. In a letter to Saturday’s …
Startups clash with watchdog over digital merger regulation
British startups have been plunged into a bitter war of words with the competition watchdog as the two sides clash over how major tech mergers should be regulated. Industry body the Coalition for a Digital Economy (Coadec) has penned a scathing letter to chancellor Rishi Sunak warning that the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) risked …
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