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Businesses could now be criminally liable for a senior manager’s actions

New rules that came into force on 29 June 2026 have made it easier in certain circumstances to attribute criminal liability to a company or partnership. Under section 250 of the Crime and Policing Act 2026, an organisation may be held criminally liable where a senior...

Businesses must have a process for handling data protection complaints.

Organisations that process personal information must now give people a clear way to make a data protection complaint. They must acknowledge receipt of a complaint within 30 days, take appropriate steps to investigate it without undue delay, keep the complainant...

Businesses and individuals should make surplus cash work harder

Businesses and people with surplus cash should make sure they’re making the most of that money, as it can be working quietly in the background raising additional funds if it is deposited in the right accounts. Just 28% of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) actively...

Back to school means private school fees need to be paid

If you have children at private school, you will probably have already paid the first instalment of this year’s fees. But if you’re still saving for your children to go in the future, or you’re thinking about how you can maximise your savings for future years, there...

How to Build a More Resilient Business: 5 Areas Every Small Business Should Review

Growing sales, winning new customers and increasing profits are all signs of progress. But does growth automatically mean your business is getting stronger? Not necessarily. A business can be growing quickly and still be vulnerable. It might depend too heavily on one...

Deadline nearing for those claiming roll-over relief in 2022/23

Business owners who need to claim roll-over relief for the 2022/23 tax year are being reminded by HMRC that if they made a provisional claim for business asset roll-over relief in their self-assessment for that year and haven’t yet replaced it with a final claim, they...