Andrew Tate, Partner and Head of Restructuring, was invited as a guest on the Kent Business Show (formally Chris & Co): KMTV’s business programme debating the topical issues of the day.
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The government has today published its Finance Bill which contains a controversial clause which could impact lending the UK.
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It’s not exactly news that the charity and not-for-profit sectors are facing stresses and strains at the moment. Even before the Oxfam scandal broke earlier this year, charities were facing challenges; raising income; and maintaining their support base. The reasons for this are many-fold, but a major factor is a rise in the number of charities combined with reductions in public and government funding.
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A review of the failure of UK airlines is being undertaken by a government appointed review body led by Peter Bucks.
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The government has today announced that corporate governance reforms are on their way. In fact, these reforms have been announced by a Kent MP, Kelly Tolhurst, who was recently appointed as a parliamentary undersecretary with responsibility for small business affairs and insolvency.
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Andrew Tate, Partner and Head of Restructuring, was invited to take part in the online show Chris & Co: KMTV’s business programme debating the topical issues of the day.
Andrew’s key focus was discussing Homebase being sold for £1 to Hilco, as Wesfarmers/Bunnings disastrous DIY acquisition ends just two years after they paid £304 million to buy the UK chain.
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The high-profile collapse of Carillion is a timely reminder that financial failure can affect businesses in all sorts of ways. The ‘domino effect’, where the collapse of one company pulls down others, is a real phenomenon. Some businesses concentrate all of their risk management on the creditworthiness of their customers and fail to appreciate the potential impact of supply chain failure.
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Andrew Tate, Restructuring Partner, was asked to discuss Toys R Us recent announcement on local news.
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As many will be aware, the wage increase from The National Living Wage (NLW) announced in the Chancellor’s Summer Budget came into force this April. This brought into effect a £7.20 per hour (£9.15 in London) minimum wage for employees aged over 25. The NLW is also expected to rise over the coming years, exceeding £9 per hour by April 2020.
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We're pleased to announce that Andrew Tate, Partner and Head of Restructuring, has become President of R3, the trade association for insolvency practitioners.
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