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Holding or parent company – good or bad? A holding company is an entity that does not operate like a normal company in the sense that it does not generally carry out trading activities. The difference between a holding company and parent company is that a parent company will often trade.

Due to the demands of the pandemic and the responsibility and awareness individuals must now have for others’ health, we have seen shortages in both staff members and supplies.

A leading property lawyer at Livepool-based Gregory Abrams Davidson (GAD Commercial) believes the City being stripped of its UNESCO World Heritage status could prompt investment.

In recent years there has been a noticeable increase in the demand for online shopping, and the COVID-19 pandemic has only made this demand accelerate exponentially – with shoppers now warned of summer product shortages. The BBC reports that around 60% of British suppliers have experienced import delays in the past month.

We all need professional advice from experts from time to time such as from solicitors, architects, accountants, surveyors and engineers. But what happens if that advice results in a loss to you, whether it be financial or physical damage?

The law provides a framework in which contracts can operate. Parties must perform within the terms of the contract as a failure to do so will result in a breach. However, when a contract involves illegality, matters are dealt with differently.For the law to uphold illegal contracts would be contrary to the integrity of the legal system to help those who engage in criminal conduct.

The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed our lives drastically in many ways, not least by creating unpredictability and previously unforeseen (and unforeseeable) circumstances such as large-scale shutdown of society, closures, curfews and other restrictions.

2021 will be seen as the year that the internet took over the UK high street. One locked-down month into the new year and “online only” retailer ASOS.com agreed to acquire Sir Philip Green’s collapsed Arcadia brands, TOPSHOP, TOPMAN, Miss Selfridge and HIIT, in a deal worth £295 million.

2021 will be seen as the year that the internet took over the UK high street. One locked-down month into the new year and “online only” retailer ASOS.com agreed to acquire Sir Philip Green’s collapsed Arcadia brands, TOPSHOP, TOPMAN, Miss Selfridge and HIIT, in a deal worth £295 million.