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HMRC U-turn: brakes put on changes to tax treatment of double cab pickup trucks
28 February 2024
The announcement by HMRC on Monday 12 February that they were going to be changing how double cab pickup trucks were treated for ...
Three steps to improve near miss reporting
26 February 2024
What is a near miss?
The UK HSE define different incident types as follows:
Acident
an event that results in injur...
Make UK Partners With Peoplesafe
26 February 2024
Make UK has partnered with personal safety technology market leaders, Peoplesafe, to protect the manufacturing industry’s w...
Increased business rates support urgent, as Wales leads GB in post-pandemic closures
25 February 2024
Wales has lost 17% of its licensed hospitality venues since the start of the pandemic, compared to 14% in England and 13% in Scot...
Employment and immigration law changes from April 2024
24 February 2024
Spring is around the corner and April 2024 will bring various developments within employment and immigration law. Below, we outli...
Proceeds of Crime Act- 20 years on
23 February 2024
The Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA), a pivotal piece of UK legislation enacted in 2002, has reached its 20-year milestone.
This...
Fall in insolvency service prosecutions
23 February 2024
According to official figures, charges brought by the Insolvency Service against company Directors fell from 174 in the year to M...
UK leads the way for zero-emissions public transport
22 February 2024
According to data from The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the UK has the largest new zero-emission bus market...
Four at risk bus routes safeguarded after council and buses of somerset reach agreement
22 February 2024
Four at risk bus routes safeguarded after Council and Buses of Somerset reach agreement Somerset Council and First Bus South whic...
Porter Dodson enhances Corporate Commercial Team with the appointment of Antonia Power
22 February 2024
Porter Dodson is delighted to announce the appointment of Solicitor Antonia Power as Head of Commercial for our Exeter office...
Funding for local police forces to tackle anti-social behaviour
22 February 2024
The Home Office has announced £66 million to fund hundreds of thousands of hours of patrols to tackle violence and anti-soc...
Changes in planning rules to protect residents
21 February 2024
Local residents will be protected from being pushed out of their communities by excessive short-term lets due to changes in plann...
