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Why Aren't Those Accused of Money Laundering Charged Like Murder Suspects?

22nd November 2018
Aziz Rahman, of Rahman Ravelli, argues that those waging the war against money laundering are missing the real targets. So the European Commission wants to give the European Banking Authority (EBA) powers to ensure money laundering is investigated more consistently. This could mean the EBA being able to ask national anti-money laundering supervisors to investigate […]
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Are CVAs They Fit for Purpose?

21st November 2018
In 2018, we have seen a number of high-profile retail restructurings and common to many is the use of a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA). After much press comment, which tended to focus on the plight of landlords, R3, the Association of Business Recovery Professionals, produced a report in May 2018 entitled, ‘Company Voluntary Arrangements: Evaluating […]
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Rights for Robots: How the Law Could Protect AI Over Humans

20th November 2018
What would happen if by granting Artificial Intelligence (AI) a ‘legal person’ status, the law eventually took sides with an artificial creation over a human being? Experts at Hudson McKenzie explain below. The European Commission (EC) recently refused the European Parliament (EP) request to grant Artificial Intelligence (AI), such as robots, an “electronic personality”, in […]
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Should There Be Greater Regulation of Internet Connected Devices?

19th November 2018
On the day the National Science and Media Museum in Bradford opens a new exhibition exploring internet connected devices, a survey of 2,000 people aged 16 and over reveals that more than two thirds of respondents believe there should be greater regulation of these devices in relation to issues such as data protection, age restrictions […]
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How Do I Pay for Long Term Healthcare?

16th November 2018
One in four of us may need long term care or support during our life but few of us like to think about it until it happens. People often have to make quick and difficult decisions about their own or a loved one’s care needs - encouraging clients to think about the options in advance […]
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What Is Good Practice When It Comes to Director Remuneration?

14th November 2018
At a time when all company expenditure is scrutinised and executive remuneration committees have been put into place to deal with the often problematic area of directors’ remuneration, companies need to be aware of the potential pitfalls in this area to ensure that they are not on the receiving end of an unfair prejudice petition. […]
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Citizenship by Investment: A Legitimate Sovereign Capital Machine?

13th November 2018
The European Parliament has released its report on the ‘state of play, issues and impact that come from citizenship-by-investment schemes in the EU’. The report is the result of a study into 22 out of the 28 EU Member States that allow discretionary naturalisation on grounds of special achievements. Responding to the study entitled ‘Citizenship […]
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Progress is Slow on Lifetime Tenancies Vs Fixed Term Tenancies

13th November 2018
Following a recent green paper on housing, Joanne Young, Legal Director in the Property Litigation Team at Ashfords LLP, specialising in housing management, explains why housing officials are taking one forward and two steps back. In November 2010 the Con-Lib Coalition Government, still relatively fresh from their election victory and full of determination to effect […]
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How the Legalisation of Sports Betting Is Set to Change the US

9th November 2018
In May of this year, a huge change came about in the betting industry in the US. The Supreme Court cleared the way for individual states to legalize sports betting. Since 1992, a federal law was in place that had previously prohibited the majority of states from authorizing sports betting. This news was a long […]
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High Rates and Brexit Doubts Cause Company Failure

7th November 2018
Official figures from the recently released Insolvency Service report shows a 19% rise in UK company insolvencies, the highest quarterly level in more than four years. The report has revealed that the number of companies becoming insolvent grew at the highest rate since 2009 during the third quarter of 2018. The construction sector has been […]
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