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! 68! rights! " Trademarks" " Copyright" " " " Confidentiality" " IT" Patents"(infringement)" Trademarks"(protection)" Trademarks"(infringement)" Copyright"(protection)" Copyright"(infringement)" Design"right/registered"design"(protection)" Design"right/registered"design"(infringement)" Disclosure"of"trade"secrets" Unlawful"obtaining"of"trade"secrets"" Database"rights"(protection)" Database"rights"(infringement)" Corporate!taxation! Indirect"taxation" Property"taxation" " " " " " " " " International"taxation" Liability"for"tax"/"amount"of"tax"owed" Errors"in"your"business"tax"return" Failure"to"maintain"appropriate"records"(for" tax"purposes)" Failure"to"register/report"changes"when" required""(e.g."V.A.T."registration," registration"as"a"sole"trader)"" International"taxation" Difficulty"organising"your"business"in"a"tax" efficient"manner" International"taxation" Corporate!structuring! and!finance! ! ! ! ! ! ! (Other!business! affairs)! Mergers"and"acquisitions" " " Joint"ventures" Public"takeovers" Privatisations" Issuance"of"securities" Corporate"insolvency" <strong>Business</strong>"registration" Merger" Take]over"of"another"business" Sale"of"business"(in"part/whole)" Joint"venture" " " " Insolvency"(within"debt"category)" Technicalities"of"business"start]up" Change"of"legal"status" Break]up"of"partnership" Partnership/shareholder"disputes" Other!business!affairs! " " " " " " Environmental" " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " Debt" Administration" Company/Individual"Voluntary"Arrangement" Debt"relief"order" Bankruptcy" Winding"up" Environmental:! Noise,"odour"or"other"nuisances"stemming" from"your"business"(i.e."caused"by"your" business)" Noise,"odour"or"other"nuisances"interfering" with"your"business"(i.e."caused"by"others)" General"recycling"and"waste"disposal"(def)" General"recycling"and"waste"disposal"(claim)" Hazardous"waste"disposal"(def)" Hazardous"waste"disposal"(claim)" Discharging"trade"effluent"(def)" Discharging"trade"effluent"(claim)" Air"pollution"(def)" Air"pollution"(claim)" Land"contamination"(def)" Land"contamination"(claim)" "
Other! Other!public!and! administrative!law! " " " " " Competition/regulation" Licensing" Libel"and"defamation" Compensation"from"fraud" Judicial"review" Public"inquiries" Property"damage"caused"by"your"business" activities" Damage"cause"to"your"business"property"by" others"(excluding"criminal"damage)" Regulation:! Mandatory"licenses/permits/accreditation" Product"safety" Other"health"and"safety" Data"protection" Import/export"regulation" Mandatory"insurance" Annual"company"accounts" Audit" Other"government"regulation" Defamation" " Incorrect"information"held"by"a"credit" reporting"agency" Mismanagement"of"business"money/" investments" Within" the" P" module," questions" P18," P18b" and" P19" address" the" procedural"dimension"of"problem"resolution."<strong>The</strong>se"have"been"drafted"to"capture" the"information"required"to"match"the"Oxera"categories."Information"is"collected" on" whether" legal" proceedings" commenced," whether" there" was" a" court" hearing" and"whether"there"was"representation"at"a"court"hearing."Court"proceedings"and" tribunal"proceedings"are"dealt"with"separately"to"maximise"consistency."Further" detail"is"also"available"through"the"A"sub]module"of"the"S"module"(questions"A1" and" A2)." For" example," the" type" of" help" obtained" from" advisers" –" such" as" document"preparation"]"is"captured"here,"with"information"on"use"of"the"Internet" to"download"documents"also"collected." " " " " ! 69!
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copyright" and" patents." " There"
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(e.g."through"inability"to"pay"for"
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made"up"almost"two]thirds"of"all"re
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employees"and"grow"their"business"t
Page 22 and 23: larger"financial"companies,"a"signi
Page 24 and 25: organisations"are"often"used"to"obt
Page 26 and 27: legal"services"when"there"is"a"need
Page 28 and 29: generally" comprised" ‘talking" t
Page 30 and 31: " " 5" Methodological"Consideration
Page 32 and 33: Qualitative'interviews'with'small'b
Page 34 and 35: As" indicated," there" is" potentia
Page 36 and 37: surveys"is"therefore"relatively"str
Page 38 and 39: These" variables" are" comparable"
Page 40 and 41: of"500"is"split"into"350"in"small"b
Page 42 and 43: for"a"specific"key"statistic"(e.g."
Page 44 and 45: A"finite"population"correction"is"a
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Page 48 and 49: of"the"Dun"&"Bradstreet"business"da
Page 50 and 51: Table'5.3.' Broad'comparison'of'the
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Page 56 and 57: studies"may"offer"advantages"in"min
Page 58 and 59: " 6" " " Developing"a"Questionnaire
Page 60 and 61: Pilot" work" could" usefully" focus
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Page 64 and 65: " Some" legal" services" identified
Page 66 and 67: The" S" module" collects" informati
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Page 70 and 71: Table'6.4.'Oxera'framework'Level'1'
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Page 80 and 81: sector." However," small" businesse
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Page 86 and 87: Collis,"J."(2011)"Small"company"abb
Page 88 and 89: Roberts,"C."(2007)"Mixing"Modes"of"
Page 90 and 91: Do"you"have"a"good"knowledge"of"the
Page 92 and 93: ! In"which"areas"did"a"service"you"
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Page 98 and 99: " MULTICODE" ! 29! And"again"thinki
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Page 110 and 111: O!Module:"Outline!of!business!chara
Page 112 and 113: ! O12! And"excluding"owners"and"par
Page 114 and 115: 12.""Environmental"" 13.""Business"
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R18! (R8"SHOWCARD)" " And"which"ONE
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Are"there"any"websites"or"online"se
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Unfair!operation!of!a!public!tender
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! 124! L Client/customer"illness"(e
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P12! "Which," if" any," of" the" de
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And"did"your"business"unsuccessfull
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" P22! [If!P21=11]! " Can"you"brief
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! D!Module:"Detailed!characteristic
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! D37! [If!O1=No]! ! Can"I"ask"whet
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