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Cattles unveils plan to stave off administration
Banking & Finance
Loss-making sub-prime lender Cattles has unveiled a last-ditch rescue plan as part of a bid to stave off administration.
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West Bromwich Building Society to open new branches as losses ease
Banking & Finance
Two new branch openings are on the cards for the West Bromwich Building Society as its losses narrow and it eyes a return to profit next year.
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Rural families are paying out more
Banking & Finance
Rural families are struggling to make ends meet and typically need to spend 10-20 per cent more than city dwellers for an acceptable standard of living, new research shows.
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Cobbetts celebrates milestone
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The Birmingham office of law firm Cobbetts has celebrated its 250th anniversary operating in the city.
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Wragge advises lending deal
Professional Services
Birmingham law firm Wragge & Co has advised the KBC group on the sale of its asset-based lending division, KBC Business Capital, to NYSE-listed PNC Financial Services Group for an undisclosed sum.
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Firms need to shore up financial reports
Professional Services
Law firms are missing out on growth prospects by neglecting their financial reports, according to a new legal sector report from Grant Thornton.
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Midland entrepreneur launches virtual dating site
Banking & Finance
A new dating website which gives users a chance to virtually safeguard themselves from bad dates has been created in the West Midlands.
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Appointment drive at RSM Tenon
Banking & Finance
RSM Tenon has boosted its corporate finance team in Birmingham with the appointment of James Carnegie as associate director and Kerry Lane as senior manager.
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Coventry Building Society to expand its headquarters
Banking & Finance
Coventry Building Society is to expand its headquarters in one of the biggest office lettings deals of the year.
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Big profits rise for buy-to-let firm Paragon Group
Banking & Finance
Buy-to-let and consumer finance lender Paragon Group of Companies has revealed a 32 per cent profits rise.
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Birmingham event to help firms trade with Russia
Banking & Finance
Birmingham is hosting a prestigious business conference for companies seeking to tap into the many opportunities in Russia.
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Inflation will get worse before they get better warns Chamber
Banking & Finance
Business leaders in Birmingham have warned that Britain’s inflation figures are going to get worse before they improve.
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Economy will grow by just 1.2 per cent next year according to Institute of Directors
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The º£½ÇÊÓƵ economy looks set to grow by just 1.2 per cent in 2011 as the forces for acceleration are reined in by downward pressures, according to new research.
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Untimely death leads to acquisition of insolvency practice
Banking & Finance
Professional services consultancy Begbies Traynor Group plc has acquired a Stoke financial services firm following the death of one its senior partners.
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Expansion on agenda for new Ernst & Young chief
Professional Services
Ernst & Young’s new top woman in the Midlands has revealed ambitious plans to expand the firm’s advisory service and invest heavily in the local team.
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Russell Jones & Walker expands
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Birmingham-based Russell Jones & Walker has appointed two new solicitors to its personal injury team.
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Jayne Willetts opts to go it alone
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Birmingham solicitor advocate Jayne Willetts has set up the city’s first dedicated professional regulation law firm.
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Freeth Cartwright poaches duo from rivals
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The Birmingham office Freeth Cartwright has boosted its senior team with the appointments of employment lawyers Rebecca Sawbridge and Philip Pepper.
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Indemnity costs place small law firms at risk
Professional Services
Small law firms in the West Midlands are at risk of being driven out of business by crippling insurance premiums.
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Will Aid runs this month
Professional Services
Local solicitors have thrown down a challenge to the public to get their affairs in order – and they are putting their money where their mouth is under the Will Aid scheme.  
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Hat-trick of deals for Waldrons
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Black Country law firm Waldrons has secured a hat-trick of contracts for the provision of legally aided medical negligence services at its Walsall, Merry Hill and brand new Worcester office.
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Woolley & Co takes on 20th senior family lawyer
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Shropshire-based family law expert Liz Davies has joined Woolley & Co solicitors as the firm continues to expand.
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Mills & Reeve extends free advice scheme
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The Birmingham office of national law firm Mills & Reeve has once more joined forces with Birmingham Law School at the University of Birmingham to provide free legal advice to members of the university’s local community.
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Wragge & Co advises £12.5m deal
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Wragge & Co’s corporate experts have advised NYSE-listed Cambrex Corporation on acquiring a 51 per cent stake in Indian pharmaceutical company Zenara for £12.5 million.
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