With a clampdown on unregulated practices seeming increasingly likely from the FCA, there are concerns this could disproportionately impact SME operators.

The UK Government plans to use a new economic crime levy in part to address fraud but more investment in law enforcement is not of itself the answer, argues Rachel Adamson of Adkirk Law.

So runs the famous proverb — a favourite of Stephen Harper, the former Canadian prime minister. And such words seem doubly apposite when it comes to the UK government’s latest efforts to tackle fraud.

A specialist North West law firm has been re-accredited by the industry standards body for best practice in the legal sector.

Care homes owners across the country need to start planning now for tougher CQC inspection criteria, a leading law expert has warned.

Financial advisers and organisations involved in the finance industry across the region who may be under investigation by the financial regulators for no apparent reason are being warned to seek legal advice.

Stories linked to the world of crime played out on TV soap Coronation Street have a distinct feeling of reality – because they have been guided by an expert criminal lawyer.

Women outnumber men in the UK by 900,000 – but only one in five businesses are run by women.