Forwards
We want to keep you updated on developments in both the legal world and at Wards. Recent articles are posted here and you can search by both date and service area. If you can't find what you're looking for, however, please contact Jane Sanger.
March 20th, 2012
Wards Solicitors, a ‘perfect match’ for food distributor
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April 19th, 2011
Bristol Enterprise Zone and its impact on planning
In March this year the chancellor, George Osborne announced that Bristol would be one of the 21 new Enterprise Zones. The zones are being proposed as a way of encouraging investment and stimulating business growth. As yet the exact site has not been confirmed but the Board of the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership [...]
November 9th, 2010
Bristol Property Live
Goldbrick House was last week was the scene for a unique first, when Bristol’s leading independent estate agents gathered together in its cocktail bar. ‘What do you call a room full of estate agents..’, may seem like the start of a gag, but this highly convivial but remarkable soirée was to mark the official launch of Bristol’s newest publication, Bristol Property Live and its website.
September 28th, 2010
That’s mine! Retention of Title to upaid goods/materials
With 4,000 companies going into compulsory or creditors’ voluntary liquidation in the second quarter of 2010, the biggest threat to the livelihood of the SME can still be considered to be bad debt. A sub-contractor business, which relies on a small number of large contracts for its livelihood, is highly vulnerable to crippling loss when a main contractor goes into liquidation. Careful management of cashflow is essential to make sure that exposure to this is kept to a minimum. Subcontractors can find that they have paid for and fitted expensive goods to the end user’s building for which they have no chance of getting paid.