UK Firms Hire Contractors Instead of Employees to Cut Tax Bills August 6, 2025 By Irina Anghel UK businesses are turning to the self-employed in an effort to rein in costs as they try to navigate Chancellor...
British Business Slows Climate Action, Sees Government Net Zero Agenda as Unrealistic July 22, 2025 By Virginia Furness British business leaders are putting a brake on their plans to combat climate change and do not believe the government’s...
London Market Brokers, Associations Welcome Move to Create UK Captive Domicile July 15, 2025 By L.S. Howard The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves announced today that the UK will introduce a captive insurance company regime...
Lawyers Warn UK NDA Ban May Reduce Misconduct Settlement Payouts July 15, 2025 By Hillary Boye Doku and Maddie Parker A landmark ban on the use of non-disclosure agreements in workplace misconduct cases – a longstanding practice of financial firms...
AI Is Already Showing Signs of Slashing UK Job Openings July 15, 2025 By Irina Anghel UK businesses are dialing back hiring for jobs that are likely to be affected by the rollout of artificial intelligence,...
UK Hiring Tumbles by Most in Nearly Two Years, KPMG Survey Shows July 14, 2025 By Tom Rees Hiring by UK businesses plunged at the fastest pace in nearly two years, according to a survey that suggested that...
UK Business ‘Struggling to See’ What’s Pro-Business About Labour July 7, 2025 By Jamie Nimmo, Irina Anghel and Jennifer Creery Before taking office last July, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves met business leaders over a series of breakfasts...
Czech Republic Hit by Major Power Outage Triggered by Fallen Cable July 7, 2025 By Jan Lopatka and Vera Dvorakova A power outage in large parts of the Czech Republic, including Prague, trapped people in public transport and lifts and...
Lloyd’s Applauds Removal of Section 899 Tax Measure From ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ June 30, 2025 By L.S. Howard Lloyd’s has issued a statement applauding the removal of Section 899 from the Republican’s reconciliation bill, which could have led...
Reeves Plans Rule Change to Create UK Captive Insurance Market June 30, 2025 By James Woolcock and Leonard Kehnscherper The UK government is planning to announce rule changes to help create a potential new insurance market worth billions of...