July 2023 / 16 posts found
Insolvency specialist sees rise of firms going bust to last into 2024
Insolvency specialists Begbies Traynor said the amount of companies going bust could keep rising all the way into 2024, but the growth will be steady rather than a sudden jump. Profit grew to £6 million last year at the restructuring business last year, as more large firms used its services. Among the insolvencies handled by Begbies were Paperchase, Worcester Rugby Club and the operator of the Park Lane Casino. According to the Insolvency Service, the number of companies declared insolvent in the year to 31 March was 22,983, up from 16,575. But further profit growth could be on the way […]
He Has A New Girlfriend Already! How To Handle It
Your divorce isn’t even final yet, and he has a new girlfriend already. Here she is, all smiles, happy and glowing. Her hair is perfect. Her nails are always done, even her toenails look good. This girl has prepped to the hilt. She’s still in that new relationship phase when she’s got to look perfect for her new boyfriend. But the biggest thing is, she’s got that look on her face. You know the one. It’s the look of being completely infatuated and in love, and the reason you know it so well is that you once had this look. […]
Study reveals ‘explosion’ in climate-related litigation since 2020
A new report has detailed an “explosion” in legal challenges against corporate climate commitments, claims about product attributes, overstated investments or support for climate action, and failure to disclose climate risks, with case numbers almost trebling since 2020. According to a new analysis from the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics and Political Science, 26 so-called “climate-washing” cases were filed against corporate actors in 2022 compared to less than 10 in 2020. High profile examples include the directors of Shell being personally sued by environmental law group ClientEarth for allegedly failing […]
7 Tips On How To Get Through a Divorce Emotionally
I’d like to share some tips on how to get through a divorce emotionally. Divorce truly is an emotional roller coaster. Ups and downs. One day you feel amazing…confident and great about the future, and then something happens and you feel crushed and scared and insecure and hopeless. I would say that that’s how it is for the first few months of divorce if not longer. What I will say is, as time goes by, the bad days start coming less and less frequently and you get more of the good days. In the meantime, how do you cope with […]