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Understand and avoid all types of anti-competitive and cartel activity including price-fixing, collusion, bid-ridding and sharing markets. Know how to report concerns to the CMA.
All businesses, whatever their size, must understand how they’re affected…
You must avoid all types of anti-competitive activity in your business…
The people who run your business are responsible for ensuring it does not…
The way you report anti-competitive activity depends on the type of…
Information and guidance on Business Improvement Districts.
How to issue a winding up petition - forms and fees to wind up a company to recover any money you're owed.
You can apply to the court to close or ‘wind up’ a company if it cannot…
You must send the right form to the court before they can deal with your…
If the court accepts your petition, they’ll arrange a date for a hearing.…
Even the best-run business can face unexpected challenges and solvency issues. It's important you recognise the signs and understand your duties as a director.
Use this form to apply to the court to close or wind up a company if it can't pay its debts. This is also known as 'compulsory liquidation'.
Company turnaround or business recovery is a specialised service.
Steps to help grow your business - finding finance, mentors, increasing sales and developing products and services
Find out about risks of excise duty evasion and other commercial risks if you're an excise warehousekeeper, registered owner, duty representative or registered consignor.
Use the case studies to help you decide when your goods may (or may not) go beyond insufficient production.
How the Valuation Office Agency calculates your rateable value for business rates.
Guidance for UK companies on winning business from international aid and development projects.
How to identify and report harmful trade practices that affect your business when exporting, importing or operating domestically.
Find out if you need to apply for the fit and proper test and how to do this so that HMRC can register your business.
The Insolvency and Companies List was formerly known as the Companies Court. We handle cases relating to the insolvency of companies, including: petitions to wind up a company applications to unfreeze bank accounts or challenge a winding up petition applications...
Find out what you can do with your goods when they are being processed or repaired using inward processing.
Find out what Business Premises Renovation Allowance (BPRA) is and what costs and buildings qualify for it.
The rules for employment agencies and businesses: licences, vulnerable people, opting out, job advertisements, transfer fees, trade unions, terms and conditions and contracts, travel and accommodation for work-seekers
Find out about changes to the Business Investment Relief rules from 6 April 2017.
When dealing with UK trading partners you may need to prove that your business and supply chain is free from bribery and corruption.
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