Legal

Smith & Ouzman is concentrating on diversifying into non-print offerings and winning new business, after being fined £2.2m following its conviction on corruption charges.

Smith & Ouzman has been fined £2.2m for making corrupt payments to secure print contracts in Africa.

Manufacturers have been warned to carry out basic risk assessments on dangerous machines after two businesses were fined following the death of two workers at a Merseyside woodchip factory.

US manufacturer Rosback Company will start selling a rival creasing system to Tech-ni-Fold Tri-Creaser technology in the UK after successfully defending a patent infringement claim in the US courts.

The BPIF has become the first trade association to operate its own law firm, following a raft of recent legal changes that have allowed the move to happen.

Ink manufacturing company Gardiner Colours has been fined £66,000 over health and safety failings after a worker died when he was crushed by a varnish silo.

Print companies could be affected after workers won a case earlier today (4 November) at the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT), which means that some UK employers could now need to factor overtime pay...

A consultation to tackle the problem of late payments to small businesses will launch later this year, following criticism of the Prompt Payment Code.

Self-adhesive label industry association Finat has warned label printers that they could be struck off supplier rosters if they fail to comply with the latest EU food safety regulations.

Royal Mail shares began conditional trading this morning at 450p, up more than 36% on their 330p offer price.

Close Brothers has reported a 21% rise in pre-tax profits to 163.1m in its preliminary results for the year to 31 July 2013 on the back of increased lending to SMEs.

Former print finisher Michael Carroll, 60, has been convicted of murdering his 64-year-old wife Elisabeth following a re-trial at Cambridge Crown Court.