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Seymour Pierce find for failing to stop fraud
Banking & Finance
Seymour Pierce has been fined £154,000 for failing to establish effective controls to guard against employee fraud.
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Bank keeps interest rates at record low
Banking & Finance
Rate-setters have held back from pumping more cash into the economy despite concerns over attempts to pull the West Midlands out of recession.
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Trevor Law: Pensions Plan B starts in 2012
Banking & Finance
A recent survey revealed that 22 per cent of people who said they were planning to retire in 2009 didn’t have a pension and instead expected to rely on the state pension and other savings.
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Dudley Building Society offers new one-year fixed-rate bond
Banking & Finance
Dudley Building Society has launched a new one-year fixed rate bond paying 3.25 per cent interest. 
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Pay off debt - then start saving
Banking & Finance
Is the sight of politicians promising to spend oodles more money that we haven’t got slowly turning us into a nation of savers?
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Wragge & Co helps with sale of Highbury apartments
Professional Services
Lawyers from Wragge & Co are celebrating a personal goal after advising Arsenal FC on the successful sale of the site of its former home Highbury.
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Scandal-hit construction industry in a battle to rebuild its reputation
Banking & Finance
Construction lawyer Andrew James, who worked with several construction firms who were cleared by the Office of Fair Trading investigation into price fixing, looks at the impact the investigation will have on the industry.
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Divorce law needs reforming to reflect life in the 21st Century
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The recent spate of high profile, celebrity divorces and record-breaking multi-million pound has led to calls for reform in divorce law.
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Anthony Collins hits top 10 after double appointment
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Anthony Collins Solicitors has become the tenth largest law firm in the Midlands after appointing two new partners.
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Paralympic hopeful Ruth MacCarthy joins Blythe Liggins' equine team
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One of Great Britain’s rising hopes for the 2012 Paralympics has joined Leamington solicitors Blythe Liggins.
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Midland partner awarded agricultural law honour
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A partner at a West Midlands’ law firm has become the first solicitor in the West Midlands region to be granted the top award by a rural legal business organisation.
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Report reveals blueprint for legal sector
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The report into how the legal sector should be regulated was released earlier this week, with its author recommending a legal version of the Hippocratic Oath.
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Insurance broker holds seminar on mesothelioma claims
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Insurance broker and risk adviser Marsh is hosting a seminar on November 4 on the risk and insurance implications of mesothelioma claims.
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Andrea Bateman joins growing firm Harrison Clarke
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A Worcestershire law firm has announced a new partner after seeing substantial growth.
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Phil Bicknell joins top team of lawyers at forum to help farmers
Professional Services
The NFU’s senior economic adviser will join a specialist team of lawyers at a forum in Stoneleigh tomorrow to help farmers as they tackle the pressing issues of the recession.
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R&D tax crackdown 'rightly targets exploitation of the system'
Banking & Finance
HMRC was right to crack down on research and development tax claims, a specialist has said.
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RSM Bentley Jennison brings in Ashford to deal with tax haven rule changes
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Professional advisory RSM Bentley Jennison has expanded its tax team with the recruitment of Gary Ashford, who will be heading up tax risk and dispute management for the firm.
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Mercia Seed fund brings laser technology to Coventry University
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The West Midlands-based public-private Mercia Technology Seed Fund has teamed up with a Welsh investment firm to bring a hi-tech company to the region.
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Browne Jacobson reports resurgence of interest in asset-based lending
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Banking lawyers at Browne Jacobson say they have seen a resurgence in asset based lending (ABL) following a recent wave of transactions and refinancing deals totalling more than £50 million.
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Midlands accountants say businesses could learn lessons from MPs' expenses debacle
Banking & Finance
As the dust settles on the MPs’ expenses row, valuable lessons should be learned about the importance of internal controls for an organisation, according to a Midland expert.
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Stock exchange Investbx to control new £11m council fund
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Regional stock exchange Investbx is making a serious move into the world of venture capital after Birmingham City Council announced it as the trustees of a new £11m business support fund.
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º£½ÇÊÓƵ tax system could be far more business-friendly, the Institute of Directors warns
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The º£½ÇÊÓƵ tax system could be far more business-friendly, the Institute of Directors has warned.
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Icon Polymer MBO is latest for resurgent LDC
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Resurgent private equity firm LDC has backed another deal in the Midlands with the management buy-out of manufacturing firm Icon Polymer.
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Businesses keeping faith in banks despite debt problems, says BDO
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Bank debt is still elusive and costly, but borrowers are keeping their faith in bankers.
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