The Bribery Act 2010, which came into force on July 1, will not be the ‘death of corporate hospitality’, according to a leading lawyer and fraud expert. Andrew Northage, a director in the Regulatory group at Walker Morris, was speaking at a lunch at The Cooking School, Halifax about the impact of the new Act [...]

More than two years after the introduction of a code of conduct to crack down on late payment in business a new survey shows that the problem is getting worse. Now the Sheffield-based industry experts who conducted the survey are calling for legislation and warning that an escalating culture of late payment is holding back [...]

Four of the region’s leading financial advisers are offering paid internships to five students on Bradford University School of Management’s new Financial Planning Degree – designed to raise standards in the sector. The BSc (Hons) in Financial Planning, launched in September 2010, is unique in that students graduating with this degree are eligible for significant [...]

Brendan Guilfoyle, partner at the P&A Partnership, confirmed today (July 12) that negotiations are underway with the Football League to get their consent for a transfer of Plymouth Argyle Football Company Limited’s ‘golden share’ to Peter Ridsdale’s new company, Plymouth Argyle (125) Limited, before the start of the new season. Season tickets are now on [...]

This statement is made in response to an article which appeared in the Guardian on 6 July which said, “Paul Buttivant has hired a detective agency to look into circumstances that have led to the former Leeds chairman being the preferred bidder for Argyle’s football operation”.  Mr Buttivant claims to have been shut out of [...]

Brendan Guilfoyle, joint administrator for Plymouth Argyle Football Company (in administration) can confirm that the preferred bidder, the administrator and Peter Ridsdale have agreed the terms of the Sale and Purchase Agreement regarding the assets of Plymouth Argyle Football Company Limited. The agreement has been signed by Brendan Guilfoyle, Peter Ridsdale and has been sent [...]

Bradford University School of Management launched its Centre for Managerial Excellence at an event for 100 business leaders and research academics last week (Thursday 30 June 2011). Guest speaker Aleem Sheikh, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships with BP and a member of BP’s global leadership team, has operated from China for the last seven years. [...]

Brendan Guilfoyle and Chris White of The P&A Partnership, who were appointed joint administrators of Haldanes Stores Limited and Ruston Retail Limited on 22 June, have announced the closure of the remaining three stores. All 26 stores in Scotland and England have now ceased trading and all employees of the remaining three stores in Tattershall, Wigton [...]