Oliver Sullivan

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Jury’s Out On Impact of Brexit for UK SMEs

5th September 2016
More than half of SMEs (56%) say they have felt no impact on levels of business from the UK’s decision to leave the EU, according to the Close Brothers Business Barometer, a quarterly survey of UK SME owners and senior management across a range of sectors and regions. Nationally, 24% of those surveyed said Brexit […]
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Law Firm Partners Get Younger the Bigger the Firm

1st September 2016
Partners at UK law firms tend to be younger, on average, the bigger the firm they work for, reveals research by Edward Drummond, a leading management consultancy for law firms. According to Edward Drummond’s research, 72% of partners at the UK’s Top 10 law firms are aged 50 or under – whilst this is only […]
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Solving The IT Skills Gap Epidemic

31st August 2016
There’s a storm brewing, a vortex created by an exponential growth in technology and the sharp decline in the number of IT graduates entering the UK workforce. At one end of the spectrum we’re seeing major advances in fields like artificial intelligence, and at the other a quarter of the population still don’t have the […]
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Net Migration: A Sign of Fear That the UK Door Could Soon Close

31st August 2016
ONS Migration Statistics Quarterly report for the period January 2016 to March 2016 showed that net migration to the UK has not changed significantly, at 327,000. The figure for EU-only net migration is 180,000. These figures are to be expected and it is strong evidence of the growing fear among EU citizens, leading up to […]
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New Report Reveals Shocking Conditions Among Britain's Places Of Work

24th August 2016
Unsafe and unsanitary working conditions are putting the health of millions of British workers in serious danger, according to a new report* by Hayward Baker. Researchers carried out an in-depth study** into the conditions of Britain’s offices, shops, factories, warehouses and building sites - and discovered a staggering 69% of British workers – 21 million of […]
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GDPR & Cybersecurity Post-Brexit

24th August 2016
With the dust settling on the UK’s decision to leave the EU, Blacks Solicitors’ Phil Gorski takes a closer look at the impact this will have on cybersecurity and intellectual property for businesses. How Brexit will affect data protection in the UK? UK businesses have for some time now been thinking carefully about what they […]
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The Glorious Twelfth: What Underwriters Should Be Doing As the Insurance Act Comes Into Force

23rd August 2016
The Insurance Act 2015 came into force on 12th August 2016. It applies to all contracts of insurance and reinsurance (or variations to current contracts) subject to UK law – covering the laws of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland - underwritten on or after that date. It is important to note that it is […]
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