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The position of minority shareholders in SME companies has been given a bit of a morale boost at least by the judgment in the recent case of Maidment v Attwood and Others the Court of Appeal.

In this series so far we have reminded ourselves to think seriously as well as creatively when planning any sales promotion or campaign. In this final part of the series we are going to take a quick look at some of the issues arising from using price comparisons and sales.

In the first part of this blog we looked very briefly at the fact that setting up sales and promotional campaigns is not simply a great and liberating “wild west” in which the Marketing team for your business can give full vent to their creativity. Without wanting to stifle their creativity, some thought will have to be given to the need to comply with legal requirements and various codes of conduct

In this blog we are going to look at the different types of sales promotions that your business may wish to use to promote the goods or services it offers. Sales promotions are a normal part of business life, but it is noticeable that they get more excitable, more exotic, hard hitting and harder to avoid during a recession as businesses jostle for market share

Practical steps to help prevent your business breaching the Bribery Act 2010

Small and medium-sized enterprises inevitably have fewer resources to counter bribery than larger companies. However, you can take some straight-forward measures to help prevent your business breaching the legislation.

Bribery Act 2010: Part 2. What are the offences and penalties?

There are four key offences under the Bribery Act 2010, which are:

• Bribing another person
• Being bribed
• Bribing a foreign official
• Failing to prevent bribery

I would bet real money that most of you reading this reckon bribery is something other businesses may worry about, but that the honesty of you, your colleagues, and the good governance of your business means this is not on your “to do” list.  Well, since the Bribery Act 2010 came into force, this confidence will not keep you safe from the significant penalties and reputational risk.

Welcome to the Huntley Legal Blog.  This our first shot at blogging so no doubt it will change and develop as we go.