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Companies (including charitable companies) and partnerships have just a few days left to make sure they comply with strict new rules designed to combat tax evasion, leading law firm Blake Morgan has warned.
Quantum computers, autonomous vehicles, digital health and space and satellites all identified as key strengths of Oxfordshire’s science and innovation ecosystem.
A survey by leading law firm Blake Morgan has revealed nine out of 10 businesses have still not made crucial updates to their privacy policies – a key requirement ahead of major changes to data protection laws.
The Thames Tideway Tunnel project, London’s new ‘super sewer’, which will upgrade the city’s 19th century sewerage system for today’s eight million plus inhabitants, requires excavation on an enormous scale.
Blenheim Palace are pleased to appoint Susannah Gardiner to their corporate events team.
Law firm Blake Morgan is pleased to announce the recent appointment of John Parkinson to its business development team.
Blake Morgan’s conveyancing specialists in the Thames Valley have been shortlisted for a customer service accolade in the largest independent awards in the UK property industry.
Engineering and environmental hydraulics company, HR Wallingford, based at Howbery Business Park, has been awarded a £12m contract to supply a deep water Wave Generation System to equip a Seakeeping and Manoeuvring Basin which is being created by the Shanghai Ship and Shipping Research Institute (SSSRI) on an island off the east coast of China to test ship design.
People who want to leave money to a good cause in their Will are being urged to check with their chosen charity first to make sure the gift can be used as they intended.
The Oxford office of law firm Penningtons Manches continues to go from strength to strength. The last 12 months have seen its specialist teams complete a string of successful deals, welcome prominent new recruits and launch exciting new initiatives.
Whitley Stimpson is one of the country’s leading independent accountancy firms, with offices in Banbury, Bicester, High Wycombe and Witney. The company, which has been providing financial advice to businesses and individuals for over 86 years, is ranked within the top 100 practices in the country and is recognised as one of the top ten accountancy employers in the UK. This is down to their expertise and experience in accountancy, tax and business advice and their strength in a number of sector specialties.
Data protection rules are changing in favour of privacy for the consumer, as the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) seek to curb the excesses of ‘cowboy’ marketing and provide protection for the privacy rights of individuals.
While many of Oxford’s tech spinout businesses have thrived thanks to access to investment funds, the vote to leave the European Union presents new challenges in terms of labour mobility and talent acquisition, vital issues for a start-up.
