The Prime Minister’s speech on 4 January was intended to clarify the aims and aspirations of what is still a very new administration, coming after a period of almost unparalleled political and financial turmoil. Objectives were set and some rather broad promises made. The UK’s business community is facing the most comprehensive set of challenges in modern times, as factors
The inability of Companies House (CH) to police and quality control the data it puts on its Register and the implications for people depending on it has long made the UK’s claims to be a sophisticated business environment a laughing stock around the globe. Amongst other consequences has been the transformation of London into one of the world’s most prolific
Traditionally, the prospect of taking a claim or a counterclaim into the dark world of commercial litigation and possibly into the courtroom is one of the most intimidating challenges a business can face. In our first blog on litigation funding, we looked at some of the options for claimants and defendants that have emerged in recent years, which now make
The IT support, security and telecommunications consultancy, Prism has launched its first ever report into the major issues facing SMEs as they struggle through the bumps, twists and turns of the troubled UK economy. Opus is honoured to have been asked to contribute to this excellent and wide ranging review of the SME market, along with other firms and professionals
Getting involved in commercial litigation is every business’s worst nightmare. Whichever side of a dispute you are on, there is so much more at stake than the claim itself. On top of the management distraction and the frustrations at endless delays, costs loom large. Not only can your own costs be a formidable and potentially insurmountable barrier, but there is
Doing business with big corporates will almost always have its challenges for smaller companies, but the credit risk and supply chain risk are rarely issues that keep entrepreneurs awake at night. These large entities can be excessively demanding and have a reputation both for slow payment and for exploiting the imbalance of power with their SME trading partners, but the
