COVID 19: a game-changer Sometimes events can be as unprecedented as what happened from March 2020 from a business perspective. Businesses across the world faced lockdowns, falling revenues and sales, unpaid bills and new ways of remote working for staff. Everywhere, it was the small and medium-sized companies that were the most exposed and affected. […]
Russian forces have launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine under the orders of President Vladimir Putin, who announced a “special military operation” at approximately 5am Ukrainian time. Shortly after Putin’s short televised address, explosions were heard near major Ukrainian cities, including the country’s capital, Kyiv. Commenting on the role of the UK government in averting […]
In 2020, the number of divorces in England and Wales fell by 4.5% according to the Office for National Statistics. That figure was still not low: 103,592 decree absolutes were granted. But as with so much human activity during the pandemic, the impact of Covid-19 had far-reaching and unexpected consequences on many of those who […]
Recently, the French Bank BNP Paribas dominated headlines when it was sued by a female employee for sexual discrimination in the UK. The banker won more than £2 million in compensation for the discrimination faced from her male boss and the case shone a spotlight on the process that many employers may, at some point, […]
Last week, a video emerged on social media which showed West Ham and France footballer, Kurt Zouma, physically abusing his cat. Beth Bearder, solicitor in the employment team at Nelsons, assesses the situation as more than 270,000 people in the UK have signed a petition calling for Zouma to be prosecuted. With the West Ham […]
Week by week, more countries partially or wholly ban the usage of cryptocurrencies. Why are regulations suddenly tightening, and what does the future hold?
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