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More Than 200 Employers Named And Shamed For Failing To Pay National Minimum Wage

Following investigations by HMRC which concluded between 2017 and 2019, 202 employers have been named and shamed by the government for failing to pay their staff the legal minimum wage

FRC proposals – causing more problems than they solve

Kris Kilsby sets out the Association of Cost Lawyers’ position on the government’s proposed changes to the fixed recoverable costs regime

Travers Smith advises Investec on the cash confirmation of DBAY's takeover bid for Finsbury Food Group plc

Travers Smith has advised long-standing client Investec on the cash confirmation of the £1434m takeover bid of speciality bakery manufacturer Finsbury Food Group plc by asset manager and largest shareholder DBAY.

WFW advises SEACOR on Jones Act joint venture with Crowley

Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) acted as special maritime counsel to SEACOR Holdings Inc. (“SEACOR”), through its subsidiary Seabulk Tankers, on the formation of a joint venture with Crowley

Audit reform: if not now, when?

Paul Brehony discusses the government's reported decision to omit audit reform from its legislative plans – and asks whether it's simply a fudge based on political expediency

Clarke Willmott Adds Experienced Partner to Financial Litigation Team

Experienced litigator Darren Kidd has joined national law firm Clarke Willmott’s financial litigation team

Browne Jacobson collaborates with LGiU on report highlighting “critical” role of local government to hit net zero

UK and Ireland law firm Browne Jacobson has again partnered with the Local Government Information Unit (LGiU) on their latest report Net Zero and Local Democracy

Excello Law Partners with Richard Preston to Launch Boutique Law Firm Preston Law

National consultancy firm Law has launched Preston Law – a boutique firm focused on commercial dispute resolution and insolvency law – which will operate as a trading name of Excello Law, managed by Richard Preston