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Aside from the obvious duties such as filing reports at Companies House, there are numerous other obligations placed upon company directors. If you fail to comply with your duties your position on the board may be under threat, as you can be held liable by the company and in some circumstances by minority shareholders. In the most serious of cases directors may be disqualified or face criminal sanctions.

Neither Anne nor I are particularly experienced cyclists. In the last nine months whilst training we have both cycled about 80 miles in one day but neither of us have cycled the mileage we are just about to endure, 95 miles with 3856 ft of climbing, and neither of us have cycled long distance on four consecutive days.

Recovering a debt quickly is an essential part of ensuring your business remains in good financial health, but when you are busy focusing on attracting new custom and fulfilling current commitments it can be easy to forget this. As a result, procedures put in place to keep cash flowing in can become overlooked and you end up adopting a scattergun approach to debt recovery that is neither effective nor efficient.

You and your business partner may have a fantastic business idea and wish to launch your business as soon as possible, but before you do so it is vital that you give adequate thought to what type of partnership will best suit your needs.

If your company has invested in new plant and machinery or IT systems, then the after-sales support is likely to be a key element of achieving a return on your investment. Given that you usually need to maintain a working relationship with the supplier, what are your options if the after-sales support is poor?

Organisational change is rarely easy, whether this is the implantation of a new IT system, rebranding or cultural change such as improving diversity within a workforce. It is time-consuming for senior management, requiring a diversion from 'business as usual' and may require skills or experience which are not available within the business.

The London to Paris adventure is a three-hundred-mile trip which starts in London, takes in some of England's finest country villages on the way to Dover, explores the stunning countryside of rural France before reaching the Eiffel Tower in Paris. It sounds idyllic until you realise that most of the journey is via pedal power only. Except for the channel crossing, the participants will complete the entire trip on a bike, over 4 days in September 2019.

In the last few months, non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) have generated a significant amount of negative press coverage as notable individuals and organisations have utilised them to conceal certain questionable behaviour.

When fire engulfed the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, people from across the globe rushed to pledge money to help fund the repair costs. It was a staggering show of generosity that will almost certainly see this iconic French cathedral restored to glory and will secure its future for generations to come.

We are now one year into the new, tougher data protection regime under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Brexit or no Brexit, these rules are not going away any time soon. We take a look through what the first year has taught us and provide a checklist to help employers continue to comply.