The House of Lords has been told that there is a sense of unfairness when it comes to bribery, with the big corporates facing less prospect of prosecution than their smaller counterparts.
The Home Office has gone back on its suspension of Tier 1 Investor visas just days after announcing their suspension, creating uncertainty for wealthy immigrants and their advisors and potentially jeopardising millions of pounds of investment to the country.
The legal sector is famous for its fondness of paper. For centuries court cases have been conducted with reference to extensive bundles of documents – often brought into court in suitcases - detailing every aspect of the case.
Following the debut of the recent draft withdrawal agreement, Jonathan Askin, partner at law firm BLM, examines what this will mean for industries from financial services to fishing.
According to reports, Kenya is set out to be one of the top five fastest growing economies in Sub Saharan Africa; how has the infrastructure sector contributed to this? Infrastructure has an impact on several key components of Kenya’s economy and its growth. As at the end of the year 2017, transport accounted for 7.3% […]
She reveals more on legislation developers should be aware about, growing environmental concerns which affect planning and regulations which need to be updated. What are important parts of EU legislation that property developers/developers should be well versed on? From my perspective there are three areas of legislation: The National Planning Policy Framework as revised in […]
Almost three years after the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was adopted, President Trump announced in May that the US would leave the Iran nuclear agreement.
Study across 95 central government departments, bodies and organisations finds that legacy infrastructure is hindering the adoption of automation and other emerging technologies.
In the early hours of Friday morning (23 Nov), the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) released its first report reviewing Inheritance Tax (IHT). Ben Taylor, solicitor at Roythornes Solicitors, shares his initial thoughts on the report and what it could mean for 2019. Despite less than 5% of UK estates being subjected to inheritance tax, […]
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