When you act on advice from a professional and things go wrong, you can seek redress, but time is against you. Often the problem is the point at which you discover your investment is now worthless or has attracted the attention of the tax authorities. But stories of pensioners losing their nest eggs or tax […]
Risk minimisation is the ultimate goal of insurance. Its purpose is to buy peace of mind and to soften the financial blow should the worst case scenario occur. Insurance claims can however, lead to complex coverage disputes and professional negligence claims and Lawyer Monthly speaks with Insurance Litigation Partner, Nicola Maher of Edwin Coe LLP, […]
Customs law, import and export formalities; if you import or export goods to or from the European Union, you will be forced to deal with them. Depending on origin, classification and value, import, anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties, and import VAT will be among the charges payable upon declaration. If Customs & Excise take the view […]
You’d have to go quite a long way to find someone who likes passwords. Typically, they’re an inconvenience at best. The only time most people even think about passwords is when they are forced to hit the ‘Forgotten password?’ button, at which point they already know they’ll never get the next 10 minutes of their […]
As Head of the Planning team at Burness Paull, a leading Scottish commercial law firm, our next expert has vast experience in the details of planning law and the progress therein. Here Elaine Farquharson-Black gives some insight into the development of planning law in Scotland over the last few years, with a complex history of […]
With an array of legal experience and varied sector backgrounds, from being an M&A lawyer in private practice, to a senior officer at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), our guest talks to Lawyer Monthly about the personal and professional rewards of being an Investment Funds lawyer and teaching this subject at Harvard Law […]
Parties judged to have unreasonably dismissed mediation as an option for out of court settlement risk being hit with indemnity costs, Matthew Smith, costs barrister at Kings Chambers, has warned. The warning comes after Mirror Group Newspapers was last week forced to pay indemnity costs to claimants when Senior Costs Judge, Master Gordon-Saker, ruled it […]
This month’s legal game changer is one of a kind. Lawyer Monthly is proud to present Mr. Musthafa Zafeer O.V., Founder & Managing Director of Musthafa & Almana, an Asian global legal and financial advisory firm operating internationally. Over the next few pages, Mr. Musthafa Zafeer O.V. talks to Lawyer monthly about several ways him […]
Regulations, legislation and directives surrounding trade are crucial in protecting businesses that enter into contracts and agreements with others, and also provide resolutions when issues are encountered. Here Michelle Schulz, co-founder and co-chair of Gardere’s International Trade Practice gives her take on this matter, and highlights her thought leadership in the global trade sector. Michelle […]
Competition and antitrust law is of course an integral part of the business world, ensuring fair competition between competitors and guarding against one company dominating the market, and therefore limiting the choice and variety that the market is offered. Talking about the latest competition discussions and challenges in the EU markets, about his own work […]
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