UN DESA
UN DESA “When we protect the ocean, the ocean protects us back.” @ThomsonFiji urges governments, businesses, and civil society to join forces & take action to #SaveOurOcean. Read More
The coming food catastrophe
The coming food catastrophe By invading ukraine, Vladimir Putin will destroy the lives of people far from the battlefield—and on a scale even he may regret. The war is battering a global food system weakened by covid-19, climate change and an energy shock. Ukraine’s exports of grain and oilseeds have mostly stopped and Russia’s are threatened. Together, the two countries supply […]
Ditching costly gas and oil is cheaper thanks to heat pump scheme
Ditching costly gas and oil is cheaper thanks to heat pump scheme The cost of installing heat pumps has been slashed by thousands of pounds as consumers can now receive grants through the £450 million Boiler Upgrade Scheme. Homeowners across England and Wales can now benefit from £5,000 grants to fit clean heating systems when […]
Could a Gloucestershire training centre have found the answer to construction’s people problem?
Could a Gloucestershire training centre have found the answer to construction’s people problem? A family firm in need of more workers to expand its business took matters into its own hands by opening a training centre for construction skills which soon expects to train 2,000 people a year If asked where you might find the elusive […]
Sharp increase in distressed companies thanks to curtailed Covid support and spiralling costs
Sharp increase in distressed companies thanks to curtailed Covid support and spiralling costs A growing number of UK firms classed as in “critical financial distress” points to an incoming wave of business failures, new research suggests. Begbies Traynor’s Red Flag Alert report shows a 19% year-on-year increase in companies in the bracket – which means […]
Deconstructing Insolvency Law: Towards a Bespoke Treatment of Business Financial Distress
Deconstructing Insolvency Law: Towards a Bespoke Treatment of Business Financial Distress Speaker: Professor Ignacio Tirado (UNIDROIT, Universidad Autónoma Madrid) 3CL runs the 3CL Travers Smith Lunchtime Seminar Series, featuring leading academics from the Faculty, and high-profile practitioners.” Read More
Corporate and Distress Restructuring
Corporate and Distress Restructuring Corporate distress, including the legal processes of corporate insolvency reorganization and liquidation, is a sobering economic reality reflects the corporate demise. Many theorists stated that each firm is unavoidably exposed to ups and downs during its development (Burbank, 2005) and corporate collapse is not an unexpected event (Agarwal and Taffler, 2008). […]
Bank of England Report Warns of ‘Substantial’ SME Debt Vulnerablity
Bank of England Report Warns of ‘Substantial’ SME Debt Vulnerablity The Bank of England’s latest Financial Stability Report, released this week, points to the particular vulnerability of the SME sector as the economy emerges from COVID-19 restrictions. The twice yearly reports, compiled by the Bank’s Financial Policy Committee, sounded a warning about increased corporate indebtedness, […]
Why SMEs need new business models
Why SMEs need new business models A fast-changing world means most businesses will not survive. But, argues Denis Oakley, FRSA, their problem isn’t lack of efficiency, it’s lack of creativity. It’s time to stop copying their competitors’ business models and come up with their own. The world is changing, and most businesses will die. They […]
‘Open for business’: UK government reveals bid to become a ‘global crypto hub’; plans Royal Mint NFT
‘Open for business’: UK government reveals bid to become a ‘global crypto hub’; plans Royal Mint NFT The UK has crypto in its sights. And, for a change, it’s in a very encouraging way. The British government has laid out a detailed plan to make the country “a hospitable place” for the digital-asset class. Late […]
