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Technology and Creative Industries profit from Budget 2012 – By John North, Corporate Department
Good news for the technology sectors today when Mr Osborne said that he wanted the UK to become “Europe’s technology centre” with the following key announcements:
Impact of the Budget 2012 for individuals – by Deanna Hurst, Private Client Department
The key points emerging from the Chancellor’s statement today are as follows:
Impact of the Budget 2012 for business – by John North, Corporate Department
The key points emerging from the Chancellor’s statement today are as follows: Continue reading
Are you sure that family members would do the right thing in the event of your death? – By Tony Millson, Private Client Department
David was an understated guy, people just knew him as the quietly efficient company secretary always puffing on his pipe (in the days when one could puff on a pipe in an office!). Mavis, his wife, did some clerical work. They lived in a modest but well maintained semi-detached house in the suburbs of South West London.
Aviation and airline groups resisting EU carbon proposals – By Stewart Wilkinson, Head of Dispute Resolution and Airlines Group
The media is carrying a number of reports about how a number of leading European aviation companies (including Airbus, British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, Air France, Air Berlin and Iberia) have warned that EU plans to charge airlines for carbon pollution will affect jobs and trade deals with China. Continue reading
“WATCH OUT FOR IMITATIONS!” Stephen Welfare, Partner, reports back from Baselworld, Switzerland
“Mountains, chocolate and clocks – it has to be Switzerland”
Clocks, watches and more watches. This week I attended the Baselworld Watch and Jewellery Trade Fair, Basel (or Basle to those of a more Gallic than Teutonic persuasion). Continue reading
For the children – A sad story that shows why you must make a Will – By Tony Millson, Private Client Department
All had started off so well. Sarah and Anthony were on their way North to spend a “dirty” weekend away without their children, Peter and Sandra, aged four and two. The children were being looked after at home by Anthony’s parents, Geoff and Grace who were into their seventies. Anthony and Sarah were in their forties, both fit and successful in their own lines of business – insurance for him and hairdressing for her. They had never given thought to making a Will.
Entering into the Dragon’s Den. Stephen Welfare, partner reports back from the Hong Kong International Jewellery Trade Show
2012 is the year of the Black or Water Dragon in the Chinese Stem-Branch Calendar system. The image of the dragon in Chinese legend is mystic, blurred and untouchable. Following on from attending at probably the UK’s largest trade show, The Spring Fair at Birmingham NEC earlier this month, I travelled across the globe to see how it’s done in the Far East, and discover if there are any trade secrets to be learnt. I joined those Brits exhibiting and visiting the Hong Kong International Jewellery Show (“HKIJ”). Royds enjoys the patronage of many jewellery businesses as clients.
Royds advert going up (and down) at One New Change – By John North, Corporate
With a strong retail practice and a commitment to supporting businesses and people in our immediate vicinity as part of our community programme, we decided to provide a short video to the stunning One New Change retail centre which is opposite St Paul’s Cathedral and just 5 minutes walk from our offices. It’s running on screens in the lifts there – so anyone going up to the shops and numerous restaurants on the upper levels will see it.