The body responsible for writing the UK's advertising rules, the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP), recently published a consultation on a proposed rule to prohibit the use of harmful gender stereotypes in marketing and advertisements (ads) together with draft guidance to help explain how the rule would apply in practice. Nicky Strong, Consultant, and Ashley […]
More than three decades after taking down the New York mafia, Rudy Giuliani is now back in the spotlight as President Trump's personal attorney. He's using the same shark-like skills he used to take down the mob to help shield his new boss from Robert Mueller's investigation. This Bloomberg Profile looks at how Giuliani has […]
On 27 April 2018 the High Court ruled that Senior Coroner Hassell’s policy never to prioritise any decision on the basis of the religion of the deceased or family was unlawful and should be quashed. This is Hassell’s third defeat in Court. A pattern is emerging. She attempts to avoid her duties to a minority; […]
The number of fines handed out for money laundering and terrorist financing rule breaches has fallen 20% in the last year as tougher enforcement delivers a wake-up call, anti-money laundering and Big Data specialist Fortytwo Data reveals. It follows record enforcement in 2015/16 when 1,170 professionals - including lawyers, accountants and those in the gambling […]
Specialist IT lawyer and Head of Technology at national law firm, Clarke Willmott LLP, Susan Hall, warns that the idea of ‘hacking’ can cover a number of offences and online pranksters should be aware that what they’re doing probably won’t be considered harmless fun. Online pranks can carry serious consequences. When a journalist asked Kemi […]
In 1999 James Grinder had confessed to murdering a woman who had died 15 years prior, but soon after retracted his statements, often contradicting himself time and time again. With evidence being decades old, the police were struggling to devise a case strong enough to convict Grinder and so in desperation, the Sheriff decided to […]
The Management Board of KRUK S.A. announced the Company concluded an agreement with the shareholder of Agecredi S.r.l. of Cesena, Italy for acquisition of 51% of the shares in Agecredit. KRUK has signed a contract to acquire 51% stake in Agecredit srl based in Cesena, operating on the Italian third-party debt collection market. The transaction […]
Funds advised and managed by YFM Equity Partners (“YFM”), the specialist private equity fund manager have backed an investment into Eikon Group Limited, a cutting edge, end-to-end, digital post-production services for the motion picture and broadcast industry. YFM’s investment comes from its two advised VCTs, British Smaller Companies VCT plc and British Smaller Companies VCT2 […]
The EQT Mid Market Europe Fund announced that it is partnering with co-founders Josef Wildgruber and Uwe Behr to invest in BBS Automation GmbH to support the further expansion of the business. BBS Automation is a leading provider of flexible and high-quality automation solutions for complex manufacturing and testing processes. The Company develops, builds and […]
Esa Kuokka, a logistics company based in Finland specialising in distribution of chilled and refrigerated goods, announced an agreement to where they will be selling the entire share capital to Juuri Partners, a private equity firm. The financial details have not yet been disclosed. KPMG Transaction Services acted as the provider of financial & tax […]
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