Business News – 20th April 2017 Late payment culture continues A new report from SFS says that slow and late invoice payments mean SMEs in the UK are missing out on £250bn a year. Ian Cole, at SFS, comments: “SMEs

20/04/2017 Comments on new profiling provisions in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) are sought by the Information Commissioner’s Office, which has issued a discussion paper identifying specific issues for further debate. Feedback will inform the UK contribution to the

20/04/2017 Views are sought by the Intellectual Property Office on the following two options for significant overall increases in statutory patent fees  increases across the board to pre-grant patent application fees, with no change to post-grant renewal fees smaller changes

Business News – 19th April 2017. IMF upgrades UK growth forecast The International Monetary Fund has upgraded its UK growth forecast again, predicting the UK economy would grow this year by 2%, an increase of 0.5 percentage points from the

Business News. 18th April 2017. Harold Tillman calls for US-style insolvency procedures The Telegraph’s Ashley Armstrong interviews former Jaeger owner Harold Tillman over the loss of his business in 2012 and the UK’s insolvency rules, which he says need reform.