Pieter Steyn is a Director of South African law firm Werksmans and Chairperson of the LEX Africa Alliance of African law firms. He has been practising South African competition law since 1999 and has also advised and assisted clients regarding competition matters in other African countries, as well as with regard to the COMESA Competition […]
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 […]
The Bar Council has responded to the Justice Select Committee Brexit report published last week. The report reflects many of the issues raised by the Bar Council both in evidence to the Committee and in The Brexit Papers: Second Edition. A spokespersons said: “The Justice Committee have reached some sensible conclusions in their report. Effective […]
Recently hitting the headlines was the prosecution of an ex-HBOS (Halifax Bank of Scotland) manager and five others, all but one of whom were convicted for their roles in a complex and long lasting scam involving £245m of fraudulent loans. With mischief including cash in brown envelopes, exotic holidays, luxury yachts, properties in the sun […]
Clive Grossman Q.C, emigrated with his parents from London, to what was then Southern Rhodesia, in 1947, where he spent his school years growing up. After a few years as an articled clerk in a solicitor’s office, Clive went to the University of Cape Town and completed his BA and LLB in 1966. After joining […]
Liz Stewart, Partner, Commercial Property Team at Stronachs LLP considers the latest legal, regulatory and business challenges facing companies and individuals in an ever-evolving property landscape. She touches on the impact of the oil and gas industry and investment opportunities and the commercial property sector in Scotland. What is the current state of the […]
Taiwan has long been recognised as a technology island by the global community; it is the leading supplier of IC designs, being next only to Silicon Valley and in the industries of optoelectronics, semiconductor, computer and mobile devices, the innovation and know-how of Taiwan companies are internationally renowned. The country holds first place as the […]
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