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Charities expecting to be hit hard by VAT rise

Charitable organisations which provide services for the most vulnerable in society will be hard hit by the increase in VAT.Read

Birmingham law firm Hammonds completes merger with Squire Sanders

One of Birmingham’s top law firms has begun trading following the completion of its merger with a giant US law practice.Read

Ashdown to Lord it at Law Society's Awards

Former Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown will be the guest speaker at next year’s Birmingham Law Society Legal Awards.Read

Birmingham Legal Firms 'need to change to compete'

The region’s legal market is not ready to cope with the anticipated increase in competition that will come from new companies entering the legal sector as alternative business structures. Read

Classic World Racing sports car firm takes over David Gerald TVR

A Midland business which prepares classic race cars for clients to race all over the world is set to expand after a buy-out of a sports car dealership which will signal the start of a new chapter in TVR history.Read

Fraud experts sound warning over corporate hospitality

Corporate boxes at St Andrews and Villa Park, annual client trips to Edgbaston and golf days at the Belfry could soon land companies in hot water, according to fraud experts.Read

Dragon Den success Proppa recruiting after sales surge

An entrepreneur who impressed the Dragons when he stepped into the den to pitch his online business is on target to increase sales to £7 million – and that’s before receiving finance from Duncan BannatyneRead

Aga expects record sales in Ireland despite economic gloom

The maker of iconic cast iron Aga cookers expects record sales in Ireland despite the country’s economic crisis.Read

Birmingham micro brewery to open real ale bar in city centre

A Birmingham brewery is expanding into the bar trade to enable it to test out its products before launching to the market. Read

Wragge advises lending deal

Birmingham law firm Wragge & Co has advised the KBC group on the sale of its asset-based lending division, KBC Business Capital, to NYSE-listed PNC Financial Services Group for an undisclosed sum.Read

Firms need to shore up financial reports

Law firms are missing out on growth prospects by neglecting their financial reports, according to a new legal sector report from Grant Thornton.Read

Financier Mark Rogers joins the music business for charity

A Birmingham financier is taking to the road to pursue a lifelong dream of becoming a musician with the help of top producer Gavin Monoghan. Read

TV show wedding planner launches training academy

A TV show wedding planner who has earned a reputation for rescuing nuptials from disaster is launching a training academy in Staffordshire.Read

Wragge & Co completes duo of deals

Birmingham law firm Wragge & Co has announced two major finance deals.Read

Wragge & Co announces two major finance deals

Birmingham law firm Wragge & Co has announced two major finance deals. Read

Nomination for Birmingham based litigation specialist

A Birmingham-based partner of national personal injury and group litigation specialists Russell Jones & Walker has been shortlisted in the 2010 Eclipse Proclaim Personal Injury Awards. Read

Trio in at FBC Manby Bowdler

West Midlands law firm FBC Manby Bowdler has appointed three qualified solicitors who completed their training with the firm.Read

New partner at growing Birmingham firm

Shakespeare Putsman has appointed a new partner to head up its banking, restructuring and insolvency team ahead of the firm’s latest merger.Read

Legal firms in Birmingham upbeat about recovery

Small law firms are upbeat about recovering from the recession despite the threat of a potential double-dip, according to new research by Wesleyan for Lawyers.Read

Chambers wins trivial battle of legal minds

St Philips Chambers came top in a clash of legal minds in Birmingham and helped to raise more than £1,000 for charity. Read