New fraud regulations: What UK farming businesses need to know
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Agriculture
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 introduces a new offence: failure to prevent fraud. This is largely aimed at bigger organisations, but some farming businesses could be caught by the rules, especially those operating at scale or within larger groups.
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Sam Harkness
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New regulations will prevent exclusivity terms in low income worker contracts
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On 5 December 2022, new regulations will come into force rendering exclusivity terms in employment and worker contracts unenforceable where the worker’s earnings under that contract do not exceed the lower earnings limit.
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New Year, New Business: 3 key areas to watch out for in 2024
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Corporate and commercial law
Two-thirds of people abandon their New Year’s resolutions by the end of January, but research has shown that the fresh start that a new year brings is good motivation to make a change – and the same applies to your business. In this article we look at three key areas for businesses to be aware of in 2024.
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NHS costs recovery: Increase in the level of recoverable charges
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Personal injury and medical negligence
After a road traffic accident or work accident those responsible for causing the injury must, under the NHS Injury Cost Recovery scheme to contribute to the cost of any NHS treatment received by those who are injured.
Written by
Lee Hart
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