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Morgan Cole joins forces with CIP Solicitors
Morgan Cole is joining forces with Bristol-based CIP Solicitors, a leading specialist in the UK insurance sector.
Firm eyes up new power station site
A new nuclear power station could be built in North Wales after energy company chiefs secured a grid connection and looked into land near an existing site.
Firms hope to snap up oil supplies
A stack of licences has been offered to companies hoping to extract oil and gas from the North Sea. Energy minister Mike O'Brien said the move would help the UK make the most of revenue from its home-grown energy supplies.
Greenhouse gas cuts by 2020 urged
A 34% cut in UK greenhouse gas emissions must be made by 2020, the Government's Committee on Climate Change has said. And that must rise to 42% by the end of the next decade if UN negotiations in December next year result in a new agreement.
Carbon permits bring in millions
A total of £54 million has been raised from the first ever sale of carbon allowances to offset companies' emissions, the Government has announced.
Morgan Cole staff keep on giving!
Staff at the Reading and Oxford offices have been donating presents to the Giving Tree charity for the second year running, whilst staff in Bristol have been donating presents to The Salvation Army.
Balfour Beatty in £400m road project
Construction group Balfour Beatty is begin a road building project worth up to £400 million. Balfour welcomed the move after the Department for Transport gave the scheme the green light, which paves the way for construction work on the A46 Newark to Widmerpool road in Nottinghamshire.
EDF to sell two UK power stations
French utility giant EDF has said it will sell two UK power stations in order to ensure European approval for its £12.5 billion takeover of British Energy (BE).
Websites to provide better contact information
European Court ruling affects UK position. A recent ruling from the European Court of Justice (ECJ) means that in addition to postal and email addresses, companies will have to provide an alternative direct point of contact for consumers.
Businesses 'not protecting intellectual property'
Many businesses are not doing enough to protect their intellectual property, new research shows.