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Nearly 1 Million Businesses in the UK Have £1,000 or Less In Savings

New research by Yell has revealed the troubling financial tightrope many UK business leaders are walking, as nearly one million SMEs have £1,000 or less saved, to help them survive any decline in their revenue. The study, which surveyed just over 500 leaders of SME...

Health Secretary and National Health Security Agency to be sued over deaths at care homes

Bereaved families, whose loved ones died in care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, are preparing legal claims against the Health Secretary, the Health Security Agency and individual care homes in relation to the deaths. The families, represented by law firm Leigh Day, sent a letter...

Covid-19 and retail rent arrears

Can retailers claim their head office rent arrears are “protected rent debts” under the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022?  It was argued by Ernest Jones and H Samuel (and its parent company Signet Trading Limited) that because they are a retail business - and because...