Putting a shareholder agreement in place when setting up a new business is essential to ensure that details on share sales, ownership and decision making are crystal clear, says Henry Catchpole, managing director of Inform Direct

Rob Elliott has been re-appointed as the new managing partner at Saffery Champness, taking over from Jonathan Fox who is retiring from the firm and plans to start a professional services consultancy business

There is still time to register to attend a presentation in the Wolters Kluwer Theatre at Accountex from 13 to 14 May at London's Excel. Registration is free and top speakers will be covering the transitiion to FRS 102, the new UK GAAP, how to improve the profitability of your practice, collaboration and understanding your client base to build your business, and the changing tax landscape and associated challenges, post election

Come and visit Accountancy at Accountex, the annual exhibition for the accountancy sector, which takes place on 13-14 May at London’s Excel. Accountancy will be exhibiting at the show on stand A410 so why not drop by to find out more about the magazine, Accountancy Live news portal, CPD and try out our accountant of the year promotion, hashtag #topaccountant