Business, General Interest, Tax
“Forewarned is forearmed” (Wise old proverb) Picture this: Gavin brings in books and DVDs from Amazon (to take just one example – this applies to anything sourced from foreign online retailers like eBay, Alibaba etc). He pays VAT and Customs Duty on the...
Business, Company / Corporate / Compliance, Criminal Law / Crime
Hacking into computers has become common place. In the United States it grew by 45% in 2017. Yahoo, one of America’s largest Internet search engines, was recently the victim of cyber crime and disgruntled shareholders are suing the directors for dereliction of their...
Business, Business Rescue, Insolvency / Liquidation
“Turnarounds seldom turn” (Warren Buffett) In the life cycle of any business, it will almost inevitably experience a crisis. This is always a very difficult time and it will be a test of judgment and experience how senior management respond. Usually, it will be...
Business, Financial, General Interest
“We really need to have a third wave, and it needs to happen in sub-Saharan Africa” (Bill Gates) Two factors often cited as to why “Africa’s time is coming” are: Demographics – the huge populations of India and China are cited as a key factor in their...
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