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Aug 14, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Frank Bouette
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DMH Stallard is an award winning South East law firm with offices in London, Brighton, Gatwick, Guilford, Hassocks and Horsham. DMH Stallard has grown rapidly since it was established in 1970, and continues to maintain its focus on building long term relationships with clients to help deliver their goals and objectives.
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Aug 13, 2024 | 
dmhstallard.com | Frank Bouette
The collapse of BHS in 2016 sent shockwaves through the high street. The subsequent litigation has had far wider reaching implications for company directors, highlighting critical issues regarding their duties and the importance of corporate governance.
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Jul 9, 2024 | 
platinummediagroup.co.uk | Lee Hills |Dipesh Galaiya |Frank Bouette |Pam Loch
The advent of the digital age has brought unprecedented opportunities for connectivity, innovation, and economic growth. However, alongside these benefits, the online world has also become a breeding ground for harmful content, cyberbullying, and online abuse.
In response to growing concerns about online safety, governments around the world are enacting legislation to hold digital platforms accountable for the content they host and the safety of their users.
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Jun 5, 2024 | 
platinummediagroup.co.uk | Frank Bouette |Pam Loch |Alan Wares |Dipesh Galaiya
At the start of 2022, there were estimated to be 5.5 million private sector businesses in the UK, of which 5.47 million businesses were in the small category – the very backbone of the British economy.
Dipesh Galaiya, Tax Senior Manager and Simon Levine, Partner and Joint Head of Legal Services at Kreston Reeves ask are these business owners maximising tax allowances available to them to ensure smooth succession to the next generation?
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Jun 5, 2024 | 
platinummediagroup.co.uk | Frank Bouette |Pam Loch |Alan Wares
The recent entrance into administration of The Body Shop has sparked a lot of conversations around the use of the process by companies. Everyone seems to have a view, often without understanding the process. By Frank Bouette, Partner, Restructuring & Insolvency at DMH Stallard
Someone recently shared their view with me that “administration is a tool for corporate theft from creditors”. I disagree. It’s a useful tool for saving what is left of a business that would otherwise collapse.
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May 14, 2024 | 
platinummediagroup.co.uk | Jonathan Grant |Joseph Bradfield |Abbey Watkins |Frank Bouette
Private Equity (PE) has been notable by its absence in 2023, and the resulting M&A market was more challenging, with less pressure on buyers to close deals. Given many PE deals are supported by debt, the high cost of borrowing combined with a series of global disruptions have limited appetite.
While we are not out of the woods yet, the picture is beginning to change. Certain sectors which have been quiet, such as travel, are now returning to a more normal pattern.
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May 14, 2024 | 
platinummediagroup.co.uk | Joseph Bradfield |Jonathan Grant |Abbey Watkins |Frank Bouette
Workplace interior design says a lot about your business and its culture. Driven by the hybrid and remote work revolution, companies are re-evaluating the look and feel of their office space and trying to understand what helps to make a great environment to work.
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May 14, 2024 | 
platinummediagroup.co.uk | Abbey Watkins |Frank Bouette |Alan Wares
Research from Allica Bank suggests that small and medium-sized businesses are holding an astonishing £273 billion in cash in low or no interest bank accounts. But just what should businesses do with cash reserves to make them work harder, ask funding experts, Abbey Watkins and John Walsham of Kreston Reeves
SMEs are the engines of the UK economy.
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May 14, 2024 | 
platinummediagroup.co.uk | Frank Bouette |Alan Wares |Maarten Hoffmann
My previous articles focussed on seizing the opportunities economic challenges create, and minimising supply chain risks in the meantime. Economists report that in 2023 UK economic activity outperformed expectations, but the outlook remains uncertain. So, I now look at how to minimise your personal risks as a director in case the worst happens.
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Feb 21, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Frank Bouette
Founded in 1976 Brighton based on ethical principles it was a
giant of UK brands, sold by Anita Roddick for £652m in 2006
to L'Oreal, to Natura for £880m in 2017 and to Aurelius
for £200m in 2023.
Some loyal customers saw the L'Oréal sale as a
betrayal of its values, and one that eroded its loyal customer
base. Many say the sale meant it lost its guiding and ethical
leader; lost its soul. It once stood for what a visionary
'good' business should be, and people bought into that.
