Half of business owners ‘cutting staff and costs due to NIC increases’
Research from UK professional services firm S&W has found that more than half of business owners polled have, or are planning to, cut staff numbers in response to the increase in employer National Insurance Contributions (NIC). The research, which polled 500 UK business owners with turnovers of £5 million or more, found that 20% have […]
Narcissism, non-disclosure and financial ruin – A cautionary tale from the Family Court
In one of the most scathing judgments I have been involved in, in recent years, Deputy District Judge Michael Horton KC laid bare the catastrophic impact of narcissistic and self-destructive behaviour in financial remedy proceedings. The case of NR v SE, in which I represented the Applicant, was not simply a battle over money, but […]