No doubt many of you will have seen the ITV programme Mr Bates vs the Post Office and the ensuing mass media coverage. It tells the heartbreaking story of the over 700 sub-postmasters who were prosecuted with great malice and spite by the Post Office over discrepancies...

Cleankill Pest Control has started 2024 with a bang after being awarded the Gold Investors in People accreditation for an incredible third time. No other pest control company in England has retained the Gold accreditation three times, and Cleankill joins an elite group...

Debate surrounding the benefits of single-sex versus coeducation is by no means new, yet recent years have seen a marked shift towards the latter in independent schools throughout the country. By Caty Jacques, Deputy Head Pastoral   Founded in 1849 as a boys’...

There is untapped scope for the South to become a major player in the energy transition discussion, according to international law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD). By Sebastian Briggs and Joanna Beattie-Edwards   The firm’s annual energy transition report has...

Although couples in cohabiting relationships form part of the fastest-growing family type, many people are still under the impression that a mythical status of ‘common law spouse’ or a ‘common law marriage’ exists. Grant Parker, Partner &...

The dynamics of the employer-employee relationship have undergone a significant transformation in recent years, marked by a shift in employees increasingly calling the shots. The recent firing and re-hiring of Sam Altman, the Chief Executive of OpenAI, drew extensive media...

The process of selling a company is a complex and multi-faceted endeavour that requires meticulous planning and execution. One critical phase in this journey is the due diligence process, during which potential buyers scrutinise every aspect of the business. To ensure that...

Tamara Roberts of Ridgeview Wine Estate, has been named CEO of the Year at the highly contested 2023 Sussex Business Awards. The inspirational CEO has been a leading strength in her family’s international award-winning English sparkling wine journey, and a proud pioneering...

Winners of the ‘International Business of the Year’ at the Sussex Business Awards 2023, co-founders of Hyve, Jon Lucas and Jake Madders, spoke to Platinum about growing a global business and opening new offices in the USA and Germany   Can you share the...

Navigating the rules surrounding the transfer of personal data to different countries around the world can be complex. Multiple scenarios between controllers, processors and even entities within the same corporate group can throw up all kinds of questions.   What...

In November, Sussex Innovation hosted Florence Hubert from the Bank of England to deliver the Bank’s regular monetary policy briefing for business owners. Following an off-the-record presentation looking at financial trends in the UK in 2023 and their impact on business,...