Soaring fees set deadline for executors and estate planning
Controversial court fees which have been branded a stealth tax on bereaved families are expected to prompt a surge in probate applications before the hike hits. The new banded fee structure will see the cost of probate soar by thousands of pounds for higher value estates. The current flat fee is £215 for a personal... Read More
Olympus Technologies Ltd Awarded Business of the Month
Olympus Technologies Ltd is the latest winner of Eaton Smith’s Business of the Month Award. The Huddersfield-based company specialises in Industrial and Collaborative Robotics, Automation and Welding Technologies. Olympus Technologies believe in providing bespoke high-quality technical solutions for their customers.... Read More
Chancellor’s anti-austerity spending spree has few surprises
Ben Cooper, tax law expert and Partner at Eaton Smith discusses the highlights of yesterday's budget. An anti-austerity package of £30 billion of government spending was announced in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, drawing on improved public finance projections to support a range of new initiatives. Predicted... Read More
GDPR actually reduces administrative burden (in a really limited way!)
If you ever carry out prize promotions, you will know that the CAP Code (that is the Committee of Advertising Practice’s UK Code of Non-broadcast Advertising, Sales Promotions and Direct Marketing) needs to be considered for non-broadcast promotions so that your promotion remains legal and above board. Rule 8.28.5 of... Read More
GDPR - how are businesses coping?
Now that GDPR has been in force for a number of months, we thought it was time to take a look at how it’s affecting businesses. Are companies struggling to keep up? What impact have the regulations had on digital services? Are we likely to see organisations punished with large fines in the future? Here, we take a look... Read More
Circuit Electrical Testing receive Business of the Month Award
An electrical and fire safety testing company based in Halifax are the latest winners of Eaton Smith’s Business of the Month Award. Circuit Electrical Testing specialise in the management of maintenance programmes for portable appliances and fixed electrical installations. Back in 2007, brothers Brian and Martin Nolan... Read More
Smith Brothers Contracting Ltd win Business of the Month Award
Smith Brothers (Contracting) Ltd is the latest winner of Eaton Smith’s Business of the Month Award. The Huddersfield-based family business was established in 1999 to provide a range of turnkey power engineering services. Smith Brothers has established a specialist reputation in its market and works with many large... Read More
Pass me the invisible ink James…
Mention spies and you may think of James Bond scaling a building in the dead of night, but when it comes to commercial espionage it’s more likely to be Jim in product development, who has a new job with a competitor, or a cyber specialist sitting a thousand miles away, acting on commission to hack into your server.
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Arrow Self Drive win Business of the Year 2018
Nearly 200 business people from Kirklees, Calderdale and Wakefield gather together for Eaton Smith’s Business of the Year Awards. Now in its 23rd year, the competition is run annually in conjunction with the Mid Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce and the Department for International Trade. The awards recognise the hard... Read More
Concepts Beauty is Business of the Month April 2018
Concepts Beauty & Wellbeing, an award-winning beauty and well-being salon in Huddersfield, has added the Eaton Smith Business of the Month Award to its list of accolades. The monthly business awards recognise the achievements and celebrate the success of local businesses. Concepts Beauty was established in 2002 by... Read More
Innovate Optician is Awarded Business of the Month Award
Allegro Optical based in Meltham has been awarded Eaton Smith’s Business of the Month Award. The business awards celebrate the hard work, brilliance and innovation of businesses based in Kirklees, Calderdale or Wakefield. Allegro Optical is an optician’s practice with a difference. While the business provides... Read More
Is your Will up to date?
You are already in a better position than most - you have a Will. However, your Will needs regular updates to ensure that it adapts to your life and circumstances as they change over time. So ask yourself; have there been changes to my relationships or family that are not reflected in my Will? Have there been changes... Read More