Allen & Overy has advised the joint lead managers and joint bookrunners in connection with the offering of USD2 billion sovereign bonds by the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China. This is the first foreign currency bond offering by the Ministry of Finance since 2004. The USD2 billion sovereign bond issue consisted […]
Criminals are working to out-do authorities on all levels, and one of the most common types of crime is fraud. This is because most of the time it happens right under your nose and before you know it, it's too late. Here Azizur Rahman, Senior Partner at corporate fraud solicitors Rahman Ravelli, talks to Lawyer Monthly about […]
As Managing Director of a niche Court of Protection practice, Andy Riddle manages the financial affairs of mentally incapable individuals. You may be concerned that your ability to make decisions may diminish in the future due to ill health (both physical and mental); making such arrangements ensures - if and when you lose mental capacity […]
The last we spoke with Gert Demmink, he spoke on the fact that billions of dollars are spent on futile efforts, like employing the proverbial Chinese Army of compliance officers, most of whom may know a bit about AML, but next to nothing about the actual business and transactions. Gert offered some valuable insights to […]
EU regulations are not always understood by the member states, and this inconsistency can often lead to struggles for those investing, dealing with tax, or generally solving tough legal cases. We speak with Dr. Levente Lajos, whose knowledge on Hungarian law and EU law, helps guides his clients from the UK, Italy and Hungary itself. […]
Andrew Miller is Partner at Walkers' Cayman office and Head of the Global Wealth Structuring Group. He is also a member of the Steering Committee of Walkers' LatAm Group and specialises in all aspects of British Virgin Islands, Cayman and international wealth structuring and related regulatory work. His main line of work is for mainly […]
With the financial industry often being baffling for some, Nick Leech states that there are many areas of financial matters which can cause confusion outside the financial industry. “The issues tend to be different pre or post-settlement but the most common ones in the general context of personal injury would include: how to allocate the […]
Work at the confluence of international affairs, economics, politics and business drew Martin Harrison towards investment but without connections in the City it was not an obvious career path in 1980, during the deepest recession since the Second World War. Consequently, from business school in the US, Martin went into strategic planning with an oil […]
Billions of dollars are spent on futile efforts, like employing the proverbial Chinese Army of compliance officers, most of whom may know a bit about AML, but next to nothing about the actual business and transactions. The same, unfortunately, holds true for many regulators, who can only thrive by regulating big banks. Gert Demmink’s idea […]
The authors of this piece are Catherine Robinson and Matthew Ware, both of whom are solicitors for Byrne and Partners - a dedicated civil and criminal litigation practice specialising in financial crime. Another day, another bank scandal. Another poster boy for city excess and the greed is good philosophy of wealth. His career, perhaps his reputation […]
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