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Being Internet Famous in the Gulf: Is It time for Regulation?

11th December 2017
Logan Paul, social media star, set up a pop-up shop on board an Emirates A380 and attracted 11,000 fans to The Dubai Mall.
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How Else Could the £39 Billion Brexit Bill Cash Be Spent?

11th December 2017
Though variant figures have emerged, the bill the UK will have to pay out to exit the EU amounts to a significant amount of the nation’s GDP. The latest figure is reported to be £39 billion. Amelia Bishop, of Amelia Bishop Consulting, believes this sum of cash could and should be spent on far more important […]
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HMRC Powers Now Stop at the Border

7th December 2017
A recent High Court ruling has limited the investigative powers of HMRC beyond the UK after someone permanently leaves the jurisdiction. The ruling was made in a judicial review: Michael Jimenez -v- HM Revenue & Customs and Other, handed down on 20th October. Jimenez was represented by Steve Thomas of Excello Law, Rory Mullan of […]
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‘Difficult to Envisage a Worse Outcome for UK’ Than ‘No Deal’ Brexit

7th December 2017
The House of Lords EU Committee has today published its report Brexit: deal or no deal, outlining the potential impact of the UK leaving the EU without a deal, and examining the feasibility of a transition period immediately post-Brexit. The Committee describes the Government’s assertion that ‘no deal is better than a bad deal’ as […]
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HMRC Ramps Up Average Money Laundering Fine By 166%

5th December 2017
The value of fines being handed out to firms including art, antique and private jet dealers has more than doubled in a year, anti-money laundering and Big Data specialists Fortytwo Data recently revealed1. The average penalty issued by HMRC rocketed 166% from £484 to £1,290 in 2016/17 as the number of fines overall dropped 23% […]
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US Supreme Court Allows Trump to Enforce Travel Ban

5th December 2017
The Supreme Court is allowing President Trump’s administration to fully enforce a ban on travel to the US by residents of six mostly Muslim countries. The order allows enforcement while legal challenges against it proceed. Legal analyst Seth Berenzweig joins CBSN to discuss the development.
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Government takes Steps to Tighten Bitcoin Regulation

4th December 2017
News reports today indicate the UK government is intent on mounting a crackdown on bitcoin by introducing tighter regulation on the cryptomarkets. The Treasury said it will regulate the digital money and bring it in line with current anti-money laundering laws and counter-terrorism financial legislation. Reports suggest that under the EU-wide plan, online platforms that […]
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Landmark Ruling for Unmarried Couples as Government Loses Bereavement Damages Case

1st December 2017
NHS worker Jakki Smith has won a legal battle against the government to win better rights for unmarried people who lost their long-term partners. According to the BBC, Jakki Smith, from Chorley, UK, sued the government for denying her bereavement compensation after her partner of 16 years, John Bulloch, died from an infection that medics […]
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Legal Sector Voices Strong Concerns Against Government Treatment of Immigration Detainees

1st December 2017
Judges have joined barristers, solicitors and a range of specialists in airing a catalogue of concerns over the Government’s treatment of immigration detainees in a report published this week that condemns inflexible Home Office rules and target-obsessed officials.[i] Speaking under the condition of strict anonymity for an independent study commissioned by the Bar Council, one […]
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Hammond’s Avoidance of Pension Tinkering Is “Extraordinarily Positive”

29th November 2017
Philip Hammond has done something extraordinarily positive in this Budget – he’s not tinkered with pensions to raise cash, affirms the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations. The praise from Nigel Green, Founder and Chief Executive of deVere Group, comes after the Chancellor delivered the Autumn Budget 2017 a week […]
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