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Strategic Locations For Business Travellers In London
London, a bustling hub of commerce and culture, is an essential destination for business travellers. Whether attending meetings, conferences, or networking events, the city's diverse neighbourhoods offer various amenities to suit the needs of the professional on the move. From convenient transport links to luxurious accommodations, knowing where to base yourself can significantly enhance your business trip experience.
Business Expansion in the UAE: Mastering the Free Zone Advantage
The UAE has become the number one destination for international business activity. More precisely, free zones have been wooing investors from every nook and corner of the globe by offering unbeatable incentives, most notably complete foreign ownership and tax exemption.
Ukraine business guide: helping UK businesses trade with Ukraine
This guide provides UK businesses the core information necessary to understand the challenges and opportunities of trading in Ukraine.
Trade with Canada Guidance
How you import from and export to Canada.
Guidance Living in France
Information for British citizens moving to or living in France, including guidance on residency, healthcare and driving.
EU business: data protection and copyright
Find out what EU businesses need to do with data protection, intellectual property and copyright in the UK.
Transferring personal data to the UK
The EU has now formally adopted ‘adequacy decisions’ for the UK, under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Law Enforcement Directive (LED). These allow for the ongoing free flow of personal data from the EU/EEA to the UK.
Find out more about the rules on personal data.
Copyright and unregistered designs
Changes to EU cross-border copyright mechanisms may affect your business. Make sure you have the right permissions from 1 January 2021.
Check changes to copyright law.
You may not have protection for unregistered designs if you do not disclose your designs correctly.
Check the new rules for unregistered design protection in the UK and EU.
Intellectual property
If you export Intellectual Property protected goods, check the new rules for parallel exporting. You may need to contact the rights holder to get permission to continue after 1 January 2021.
You should check the new rules for registered address requirements for intellectual property rights in the UK from 1 January 2021.
Find out more about the rules on intellectual property