Company directors owe several fiduciary duties, one of which is to act in the best interest of shareholders. But to what extent does that duty to shareholders apply in the context of the financial health of the company? The award-winning commercial and litigation lawyers at ParrisWhittaker are experienced in advising company directors on their duties,...
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December's manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to a 31-month low, continuing the sector's poor performance. Input shortages and a significant fall in new orders contributed to the decline in activity. With activity data for other sectors having been persistently weak, it appears likely that GDP fell again in Q4 2022. The survey...
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Do you suspect your email marketing strategy is ineffective? If your email click-through rate is disappointing, you are most likely correct. Let's face it: if your subscribers don't click your links, you'll have fewer leads and sales, which will reduce your income. That is why enticing more subscribers to click is critical. When we talk about email...
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An employer – Rotherham Council – has been ordered to pay almost £5,000 in compensation after “offensive” comments were made to a disabled member of staff by his line manager. Gareth Matthews, Head of Employment, considers the implications of this case in more detail, particularly in light of the fact that the comments were made following a...
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Independent law firms made a comeback in European M&A in the first half of 2022. Nine of the top 20 legal advisers on U.K. and Europe deals in the six months to the end of June were local Continental European firms, according data from Refinitiv. German firm Hengeler Mueller came second in the rankings, while Italian firms Legance Avvocati Associati,...
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