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Investing equity in a private company can be a time-consuming and expensive process, sometimes out of all proportion to the amount being raised.

The Financial Services Authority has hired consultancy CRA International to produce an impact assessment on the proposed EC Directive for Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM).

For many businesses the first half of 2021 was characterised by ongoing pandemic management and optimism that vaccines would pave the way for a return to normality.

The recession, from which we now appear to be emerging, has been unlike anything we’ve seen before.

Stuart Hall and Andrew Forsyth recently acted in a Court of Appeal hearing on behalf of the Insurers of a warehousing and retail business. The Insurers successfully opposed the Assured’s appeal against a decision of the Commercial Court on a preliminary issue of policy construction which concerned the insurance of stock that had been bailed to the Assured by third parties.

Last week almost 60 retail industry leaders and senior executives from the Midlands joined us at our annual industry event, hosted by ourselves, Barclays and Eversheds.

There is no doubt that Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) and their finance functions face an expanding and complex realm of responsibilities.

Where an investor in a joint venture company has invested not only by subscribing for shares but also by advancing loan capital, the investor may be granted relief from unfairly prejudicial conduct even though such relief will benefit the investor only as a loan creditor and not as a member.

Deloitte’s three-part series, "Beyond outsourcing" outlines three key actions we believe organisations should consider in their efforts to maximise savings, reduce risk and identify the optimal functional service delivery solution for each segment of a business process.

Rapid advances in robotics, big data and artificial intelligence are beginning to disrupt entire industries, and technology is threatening to replace more than ten million UK workers.

As artificial intelligence reshapes professional services, four critical competencies emerge as essential for legal practitioners and consultants navigating the 2026 workforce landscape.

One of the largest generations in history is about to move into its prime years. By 2025, they will grow to represent 75% of theworkforce.

It is now over a year since regulations came into force effectively putting an end to pension scheme trustees borrowing money directly.

The DTI is pressing ahead with a new TUPE from 6 April 2006, having just published guidance to the new regulations (as yet unpublished!)

It is exciting to see that EET hydrogen has entered final negotiations with the UK government to develop a hydrogen production plant in Ellesmere port.

The Government has published a Consultation on the Future of Nuclear Power alongside its Energy White Paper published on 23rd May. The consultation primarily deals with the option of private sector investment in new nuclear power stations and the Government’s evidence for its preliminary view that this would be in the public interest.