Confidence Remains High Among Region’s Housebuilders, Law Firm Finds
Market confidence among housebuilders in the Thames Valley remains high, according to research recently carried out by law firm Blandy & Blandy.
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Understanding the Importance of Safety and Health at Work: A Comprehensive...
Employers have legal obligations and regulations to maintain safety & health at work and to implement a safe and healthy work environment. The following strategies can be followed to protect employees from injuries and illnesses, which can be costly for both employees and employers. A safe and healt… Safety and health at work are […]
Whitley Stimpson shortlisted for major national award
Accountancy specialist firm Whitley Stimpson has been shortlisted for a top property industry award.
Tale of the tape: how cassettes made a comeback
It’s time to dig out your Walkman. Move over vinyl: the cassette tape is back! Preservation-quality digitisation and transfer services of all audio formats, reel sizes and recording speeds to digital audio files, for archive, corporate or consumer clients. If we can support your archive, please do not hestiate to contact us on […]
University spin-outs, students as consumers and fair terms – what can...
Universities and spin-out companies should be reviewing their general position in relation to intellectual property ownership in light of the court’s decision in the recent case of Oxford University Innovations v Oxford Nanoimaging 2022.
The B4 Better Business Ecosystem
The B4 Better Business Ecosystem with Grant Hayward and Sam Kandiyali
Initial experiences with the Clinical Trials Regulation and CTIS in Germany
The EU Clinical Trials Regulation (EU) 536/2014 (the CTR) became applicable on 31 January 2022. We asked our best friend firm in Germany, Graf von Westphalen, to give us an insight into how the CTR and the related Clinical Trials Information System (CTIS) are bedding in.
Open-source software – issues we see cropping up in practice
Open-source software (OSS) is software that is free to redistribute, with the source code being distributed as well as the object code. It is widely acknowledged using OSS components in software development can help reduce time and effort being expended recreating functionality that already exists. Consequently, it can speed up innovation.
Strengthening the UK clinical research environment
A recent ABPI report highlighted a decline in UK clinical trials. Improving the UK ecosystem for clinical research will involve a range of measures, and we look forward to publication of the O’Shaughnessy review. This sits alongside an ongoing substantial upgrade to UK clinical trials legislation and guidance, that forms the focus of this article.
The Windsor Framework – what does it mean for life sciences?
The Windsor Framework has been greeted with widespread enthusiasm so far, and indicates the start of a warmer relationship between the EU and the UK. We consider what it means for life sciences both in Northern Ireland and the wider UK.
‘Loophole’ helps prevent families falling into inheritance tax trap
With more and more people becoming liable for inheritance tax (IHT), experts at Whitley Stimpson are urging families to consider using a little used loophole to reduce its impact.
Howbery Park helps hedgehogs
Howbery Business Park has been focusing on improving support for hedgehogs in its grounds for a year, as part of a six-year biodiversity programme. The team has added hedgehog houses, worked on improving food supplies and checked there are corridors through the park for the prickly creatures to move. In recognition of meeting criteria set […]
Unipart launches new sustainable energy monitoring system
Today, Unipart announces the launch of our new system, Eco Insight. This innovative system will help businesses reduce costs, and monitor carbon and energy consumption across commercial and industrial buildings, allowing more sustainable decisions to be made.
Why joining a community of business leaders can enhance your reputation and credibility
I read a LinkedIn post recently that reassured business owners that if they’d managed to keep their businesses going during recession, Brexit, COVID and the cost-of-living crisis that they deserved a huge pat on the back and shouldn’t ‘beat themselves up’. Easier said than done when costs are rising and doing business seems to get harder rather than easier, but the sentiment was well-placed.
Judging for the 2023 Oxfordshire Business Awards is complete, and a...
Finalists have been announced across the 12 Award categories, including Purposeful Business, Marketing Excellence, New, Small and Large Business. All of the finalists will be in for the chance of winning the overall Business of the Year Award which this year, is sponsored by Thomas Franks.