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As part of the launch of our Gatwick office, ACUMEN BUSINESS LAW is introducing the ACUMEN BUSINESS ACADEMY providing a high-level platform for business & legal training sessions to the Gatwick Business Community at no cost.

This video contains images some people may find offensively glamorous. Includes luxury cars, cocktails, music, dancers, Italian food, people in costumes, zebras and maybe even you!

From the Champagne reception to the spectacular Zebra Tribal Dance by 12 talented dancers, the launch of the new Gatwick Office of ACUMEN BUSINESS LAW was a true celebration of the firm’s growth and success.

We would like to share our news that ACUMEN BUSINESS LAW is expanding and as of 1 July we will be opening our additional office at our new Gatwick address, as was announced on the Grand’s stage (right after the fabulous Levi Roots’ guitar solo).

Your competitors can use your business name to advertise on Google, attract customers that were looking for your name and your services, but when they click on the link, it will get them to their website not yours. We regularly have clients who face these issues and there are legal ways to combat such a scenario.

Businesses spend a great deal of time and energy looking, selecting and training the right people for their business going through rigorous processes to ensure they have people in their business who are the right fit.

The Chancellor, George Osborne, announced proposals for a new type of employee ownership arrangement. The suggestion was that employees would give up some of their statutory employment rights (see below for more details), in particular the right to claim unfair dismissal and the right to a statutory redundancy payment, in exchange for shares in their employing company as a way to provide more flexibility to employers to secure the right staff.

Recently, a band came to see me for the first time about a management agreement. They walked into the meeting with their infectious up-beat and optimistic attitude. And why not? They are making good music, playing more and more gigs and are beginning to be recognised in the street (usually by screaming young females).

From the red carpet welcome to the final note of Levi Roots’ impromptu performance, the 2014 ACUMEN BUSINESS CONVENTION was a true celebration of all that is great about business in Brighton.