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How To Reduce Costs During Divorce Proceedings

25th January 2022
Deborah Jeff, Partner at Simkins, explains how clients can keep their costs low during divorce proceedings. Much is made of the cost of divorce and many like to suggest that solicitors drive up costs for their own benefit. That’s certainly not the case for specialist family solicitors who, unless there has been domestic abuse or […]
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Robinhood Asks Judge To Dismiss Lawsuit Over Meme Stock Trading Restrictions

11th January 2022
In the motion filed on Friday, Robinhood argued that the temporary limits it imposed on trading during a social media-fueled rally in January 2021 were not deceptive as they were publicly announced by the company. The company also said that investors do not have a plausible claim that it stood to profit from lower share […]
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The NatWest Fine: A Sign Of Things To Come?

7th January 2022
Aziz Rahman, Senior Partner at Rahman Ravelli, assesses the NatWest money laundering penalty for any pointers to the future. NatWest being fined £265 million for its money laundering failings will have come as little surprise to anyone – certainly not the bank. It pleaded guilty two months ago to charges brought by the Financial Conduct […]
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Morgan Stanley To Pay $60 Million To Resolve Data-Breach Lawsuit

4th January 2022
On Friday, a preliminary settlement of the proposed class action was filed in Manhattan federal court, still requiring approval of US District Judge Analisa Torres.  The bank’s customers are set to receive two years of fraud insurance coverage at a minimum, with each customer able to apply for reimbursement of up to $10,000 in losses.  […]
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Incorporating An LLC: A Guide To Knowing All the Hows And Whys

4th January 2022
An LLC is a type of business structure that is still relatively new. If you are thinking about incorporating an LLC, you need to know what it entails and how it differs from other businesses. This article will discuss the most important things to know before incorporating an LLC so that you can make the […]
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NatWest Pleads Guilty To US Fraud Charges

24th December 2021
NatWest Markets admitted some of its traders in London, Singapore, and Connecticut were involved in a scheme to manipulate US Treasury market prices through a practice known as “spoofing” between 2008 and 2018.  In addition to paying the $35 million fine, NatWest Markets also agreed to serve three years of probation. “As we have previously […]
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The Residence Nil Rate Band – Tax Planning

1st December 2021
With the residence nil rate band (‘RNRB’) to remain frozen until April 2026, now there is all the more reason for you to review your existing wills and explore inheritance tax (‘IHT’) opportunities to maximise the availability of this valuable exemption, Flora Nelmes, Associate at Hunters Law, explains. What is the RNRB? The RNRB was […]
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Westpac: Australian Bank To Pay A$113 Million For Charging Deceased Customers

30th November 2021
Westpac admitted to six civil penalty proceedings that were filed by Australia’s securities regulator, including claims against its banking, superannuation wealth management, and divested general insurance units.  According to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), Westpac charged more than A$10 million in advice fees to over 11,000 deceased customers. ASIC also claims that Westpac […]
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Lessons From How The SFO Handled The Amec Bribery Case

26th November 2021
Richard Cannon, partner at Stokoe Partnership, takes a look at the SFO's handling of the Amec Bribery Case. The SFO recently dropped its investigation into individuals being investigated for allegedly being involved in bribery at Amec Foster Wheeler Plc. Amec’s new parent company had agreed to a $177 million global agreement in June 2021. The […]
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UK/US Treaty: Equivalent Beneficiary – Competent Authority Agreement

25th November 2021
A Competent Authority Agreement (CAA) between the UK and US was published on 28 July. The CAA confirms that despite the UK no longer being a member state of the EU, it will be treated as such for the purposes of applying paragraph 7(d) of Article 23 of the UK/US double taxation agreement (DTA). The […]
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