Fearing potential tax hikes in the upcoming Budget, business owners rush to finalise asset sales

Business owners, directors, and investors are rushing to complete sales and exit strategies ahead of the anticipated October 2024 Budget, according to a south coast top law firms. Ellis Jones Solicitors has reported a surge in capital gains tax (CGT)-related instructions from clients eager to avoid potential increases in tax…

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As the official Global Diplomatic Sales Partner for Jaguar Land Rover, we are able to configure and supply you any Jaguar or Land Rover vehicle in any available country specification. We also hold an extensive range of vehicles in stock that can be delivered at short notice.

Configuring and ordering a vehicle for your destination country means you can…

A backlit mirror is very much what the term sounds like: a mirror with lights mounted on the back, and which illuminate the mirror’s surface, while providing a soft surrounding glow.

These mirrors have gained in popularity lately as options for bathrooms, but they are far from a “here today, gone tomorrow” trend. Quite the opposite – they exude a timeless sophistication, while…

For those of us residing in the Northern Hemisphere at least, we’re coming up to an exceedingly exciting time of year, with snow on the verge of appearing across those stunning vistas.

Depending on when you read this blog post, the oranges, reds, and browns of autumn might still be lingering. However, as November nears, you can count on that situation changing fast. And when it does, you won’t want to be only just starting to consider your ski-season preparations, as this would risk you…

The Legal Services Board has approved a significant increase in the Compensation Fund contributions solicitors must pay

Today, the Legal Services Board (LSB) announced a rise in the contributions solicitors make to the Compensation Fund, driven by the need for financial stability following recent high-profile collapses, including Axiom Ince. The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) initiated this increase to ensure the fund remains adequately managed.

Ian Jeffery, the chief…

Are you confident that your business is compliant with asbestos regulations? If you are a duty holder you have a legal obligation to ensure that you are compliant. The HSE have the power to charge you fees if you fail to comply with the legislation. Trident Surveying are pleased to help all duty holders by offering a free compliance check to determine whether an individual or organisation is in breach of asbestos regulations and invite all duty holders, whether existing customers or not, to…

With the still-young Labour Government having been in power for more than a month at the time of typing,transport consultantsand their clients are continuing to see signs of how Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s administration will approach this critically important sector.

However, not all the news impacting on transport planning and infrastructure so far has been positive. Indeed, Chancellor of the…

If you are a skier, which of your gear would you consider the most instrumental in your success on the slopes? You might be tempted to say your skis or helmet — but without the right boots, you would probably struggle to steer yourself as you ski.

What exactly would constitute the “right” boots? To put a long story short: those that feel right on your feet, without hugging either too loosely or too tightly. However, as no given person’s feet are identical to anyone else’s, standard…

Peninsula has today announced the appointment of Vice Admiral Sir David Steel KBE, KStJ, DL, as the company’s first Non-Executive Director.

Sir David recently completed his four-year appointment as Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Gibraltar, which followed a long and distinguished career in the Royal Navy.

During his 37-year tenure in the Navy, he was able to balance his sea-going appointments with being a barrister, later becoming the Navy’s most senior legal adviser. He held…

For significant numbers of the high-end businesses that work alongside our own digital marketing agency for fashion brands at Skywire London, the “Big Five” global fashion weeks continue to serve as crucial bellwethers for the future direction of this fast-moving industry.

Speaking of fast-moving, it might seem like it was only yesterday when many of us were discussing the implications of the collections on show at the…

Even a few years on from when the cost-of-living crisis first hogged the headlines, small businesses up and down the UK continue to be under pressure.

In any case, as the summer gradually makes way for the autumn, you will probably be looking at how your firm can position itself best for the busy Christmas season. That, in turn, brings fresh pressures as far as small-business spending is concerned.

So, we decided that for today’s blog post, we would look at a few ways your…

• MPMR is the premier precious metals refinery in Oman

• Funds raised will go towards expansion plans in Asia and

the Gulf Cooperation Council region (“GCC”)

SDAX, Singapore’s Digital Asset Exchange, is pleased to announce the successful closing of its US$50 million Series B2 funding round led by the Oman-based Muscat Precious Metals Refining Company LLC (“MPMR”). This follows a US$18 million Series B funding round in…

It is difficult to discuss swimming pool chemicals for very long, without venturing onto the topic of pool chlorine. You might already know that chlorine plays a fundamental role in making sure any given pool water is pleasant and safe to swim in.

However, do you know what constitutes an appropriate level of chlorine in a pool, or the indicators that the chlorine in your pool…

For observers in some quarters, it might sometimes seem as if the rapid rise of remote and hybrid working patterns over recent years has merely been an incidental consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Certain data might seem to back up this view. As of 2019, for example – just prior to the pandemic – only 4.7% of UK employees worked from home.

Fast-forward to April 2020 – when the first lockdown was in place – and some 46.6% of UK employees did at least part of their job from…