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A new Group Finance Director has been appointed by environmental and waste services specialists The M&M Group to oversee its strategic direction aligned to business growth plans.
We’re delighted to welcome Oxfordshire Cricket to the B4 community and found out more about Alex Mitchell, Director of Development & Commercial Partnership.
A county-based environmental and waste services group which recycles enough materials each year to match the weight of 430 Boeing 747s has expanded its workforce.
As we wrap up 2025, it’s a good moment to pause and reflect on what’s been an eventful year for Oxfordshire and to look ahead at what’s on the horizon for 2026.
Last week at the UK Coaching Awards in Leeds, our colleague, Darren Rea was recognised for his inspirational work coaching young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
Owen Mumford Expands Pelvic Health Portfolio with Acquisition of Empelvic
The issue of digital identities is a hot topic within the UK technology sector and the government has introduced proposed legislation to tackle some of the issues digital identities present.
Directive (EU) 2022/2555 on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union (NIS 2) came into force on 16 January 2023. By 17 October 2024, Member States must adopt and publicise measures to comply with the Directive. NIS 2 will apply to a broad range of businesses which provide their services, or carry out their activities in the EU even if they are not based in a Member State. So what does this mean for you?
Assess the market It’s a trite point in some ways! Overseas markets can be difficult to access and exploit, even if you have a clear sales or supply opportunity that gets you past the existing competitors in the market. Local laws may be a factor and, in some locations, cause an obstruction. These may require […]
For more than two years Northern Ireland has faced difficulties trading with the wider UK. The 2020 Northern Ireland Protocol established systems for trade in and out of Northern Ireland, but has led to a mass of practical difficulties both in the flow of goods across the Irish Sea, and legal compliance for businesses operating […]
The Competition and Markets Authority (the CMA) has recently published for consultation draft guidance as to how competition laws apply to environmental sustainability agreements.
Universities and spin-out companies should be reviewing their general position in relation to intellectual property ownership in light of the court’s decision in the recent case of Oxford University Innovations v Oxford Nanoimaging 2022.
The EU Clinical Trials Regulation (EU) 536/2014 (the CTR) became applicable on 31 January 2022. We asked our best friend firm in Germany, Graf von Westphalen, to give us an insight into how the CTR and the related Clinical Trials Information System (CTIS) are bedding in.
Open-source software (OSS) is software that is free to redistribute, with the source code being distributed as well as the object code. It is widely acknowledged using OSS components in software development can help reduce time and effort being expended recreating functionality that already exists. Consequently, it can speed up innovation.
The corporate team at Penningtons Manches Cooper has advised Cibus Fund II (Cibus), the specialist sustainable food and agriculture fund, on the successful acquisition of Alba Trees Limited.