What’s changed one year on?

BBC Nottingham City Council issued a section 114 notice a year ago One year ago, Nottingham City Council confirmed the news that many had been expecting for some time – that it had effectively gone bankrupt. The Labour-run council joined a growing list of local authorities that have issued a section 114 notice, an acknowledgement…

Gail’s boss condemns Labour over worker’s rights plans: Serial entrepreneur Luke Johnson says some of his companies won’t survive – and insolvency firms will be ‘rubbing their hands’

By RORY TINGLE, HOME AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT FOR MAILONLINE Published: 20:49 AEDT, 29 November 2024 | Updated: 23:15 AEDT, 29 November 2024 The chairman of Gail’s has warned some of his businesses ‘might not survive’ the Labour government as he criticised it for ‘crushing’ the private sector. Luke Johnson, a former boss of Pizza Express who…

Lilium faces legal trouble in the US

According to a report in the German Manager Magazin, the first class action lawsuit against Lilium has been filed overseas. It is said to have been filed in the New York District Court at the beginning of November. According to the business magazine, the lawsuit is directed against the company itself – and specifically against…

Twenty Essex takes Three Stone junior tenant | Robert Li

A former Three Stone barrister has transferred his practice to Twenty Essex in London, adding civil fraud, insolvency and company law strengths. London barristers’ chambers Twenty Essex has added Mark Baldock as a tenant, effective yesterday (27 November). He has joined following nearly four years at Three Stone where he completed his pupillage. Baldock’s practice…