As I have progressed in my career, I have liked the challenge and variety of working in smaller firms. You get exposed to a far wider range of property work than would otherwise be the case and you learn more about how a practice works in general CAN […]

As part of our ongoing commitment to nurturing talent, we are proud to announce the qualification of two of our trainee solicitors, Ben Powell and Alex Boyle. Both have recently qualified as Solicitors into our Corporate and Real Estate teams respectively. Ben and Alex’s qualification comes after an exciting journey at HH and has consisted […]

Better skills lead to more productivity in the economy, in that people can generate more through efficiencies and skilling up, this is a statement you can understand without having in depth knowledge of economics. In the same way, most employers will say that they are always on the lookout for talent which coined the phrase […]

When we hear that term, “tax free”, it tends to grab your attention. Without a doubt, we are all likely to spend more if it is free of tax. That is why when you attach tax free to shopping, it encourages tourists to spend more on something special than they may otherwise. From my experience, […]

The stock market should be one of the barometers of an economic health and vitality. However, this is not necessarily the case with the FTSE 100 as it is mainly made up of international companies, rather than domestic companies.  The UK has been in the shadow of its American cousin with Nasdaq. Since the Second […]

As we approach the end of another eventful year, it is time to pause and reflect on the journey we have all travelled together. 2023 brought with it the challenges of inflation and the medicine in the form of higher interest rates which dampened consumer spending and created commercial uncertainties.   Sitting on the cold face […]

This is the $64 million question which leads to many other questions around the interest rate cycle and whether or not it has hit its peak. We can speculate about the false dawn of falling inflation...

We are all familiar with that phrase and if we apply it to world events, we can clearly see more bumps than smooth tarmac ahead. But with businesses, how do they cope with these bumps? Being a business advisor and an owner, the answer is simple, it is “foresight”. None of us are able to […]

In a backdrop of China slowing down and global consumer spending contracting, have the Brexit ripples started to dissipate when we measure the health of UK PLC. There is a plethora of economic information which has just come out. The chattering classes are saying that the UK is hitting the top of the inflationary cycle […]

Natwest Legal Report 2023 The UK legal sector continues to be hugely important within NatWest. We have a long and proud history of supporting legal firms throughout the UK, helping them develop successful and sustainable businesses.I’m delighted to present our ninth edition of the NatWest Legal Report. This year PKF Francis Clark have been commissioned […]

Apologies for the cricket pun, but this was the “perfect six” when Batt Cables (“Batt”/“Company”), one of Europe’s leading distributors of electrical cables, was acquired by private equity investor Chiltern Capital (“Chiltern”). Batt is a UK headquartered, global specialist in the management and distribution of electrical cables, with facilities in the UK, mainland Europe, USA […]

Theresa May (the former Prime Minister) once said “there isn’t a magic money tree that we can shake that suddenly provides for everything people want”. We all know that the country is in a debt crisis we only have to look around to see the ravages of inflation and the pressures on household spending. In […]

Following Bamboo’s acquisition of Hawkins Hatton in July 2023, the firm has seen the founding partners and their exceptional teams grow turnover by over 25%. Reinforcing this and in line with our strategic direction, we are proud to announce significant new appointments. Kieren Windsor – Brand Leader at Hawkins HattonKieren Windsor is appointed as the […]

Even without an engineering background, we all know machines need to be lubricated with oil, and where better to find a business based in oil, which is not in the Middle East, or in the North Sea, but in the heart of the Black Country being the birth place of the Industrial Revolution. Midland Oil, […]

No this article is not about his Majesty King Charles III who we all wish a long and happy reign. Instead, it is about the London Stock Exchange (“LSE”) and lack lustre ability to attract companies for listing. The LSE did actually have its roots in a Royal Exchange which was set up for merchants […]

I wanted to share with you some of my thoughts on the UK Real Estate landscape. No one could have predicted that the legacy of the pandemic would leave in its wake the high level of unoccupied office space despite employers encouraging workers back to work. The retail sector continues its decline in the face […]

Arm is that famous semiconductor company, which is so big that it has a part to play in everything we use which contains a silicon chip, from mobile phones to scientific and defence equipment, to cars and even your TV. The literal ‘arm wrestle’ between the London and New York stock exchanges came out in […]

As ever we are proud to be listed highly in the Legal 500 world rankings...