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Law firms have just a matter of weeks to publish price and service information for individuals and small businesses, with the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) regulations due to come into force in…

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has opened a pilot scheme for Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT – the first phase of the Government’s digital tax reporting overhaul. From 1 April 2019, VAT-registered…

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At a time when life expectancy is rising and healthcare is forever evolving, many Britons are living for 20 to 30 years after they retire, which is why making adequate preparations for retirement is now…

A legal tech start-up has raised £7.5 million in a Series A funding round, reports reveal. Apperio, a UK-based tech firm which aims to help companies change the way they spend their legal budget, received…

Legal businesses should prepare to take a hit in their growth should the UK “crash out” of the EU, the Law Society has warned. In a new report, the regulator said almost £3 billion could be “stripped”…

A legal regulator has warned law firms about a new wave of fraud costing the sector millions of pounds each year. The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), which published the report, urged solicitors…

Management accounts are vital for providing a business’ owners with a detailed breakdown of exactly how their organisation is performing. This enables them to set targets, foresee problems and shape…

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has published details of a raft of new regulatory changes which aim to make legal services “more accessible to the public”. Among the changes being introduced,…

Self-employed business owners and individuals who choose to dispose of anything that might be considered an ‘appreciating asset’ – such as commercial premises or a buy-to-let property – need to…