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Launching our new resources on financial crime risks in the art market

Regulators in Europe have already taken notice

Knobbe Martens Ranked Among the Nation’s Best Law Firms by U.S. News & World Report

The firm received a national “Tier 1” ranking for intellectual property litigation

Calls for greater regulation of AI in the workplace

A final report produced by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Future of Work November 2021

The winner takes it all: priorities between directors, companies and third parties when directors breach their duties

These duties mean that the directors cannot make a secret profit at the company’s expense or receive proceeds which otherwise ought to have flowed to the company.

Revision of Laws – changes to the enforcement regime

One of the main reasons for the New Enforcement Law was to consolidate all enforcement powers, previously found across the industry-specific laws, into a newly enacted enforcement law. T

Glasgow Climate Pact will have profound business impact

Astute businesses will be looking how they can stay ahead of government policy and regulation while also making sure that they cannot be held to account for double standards or a failure to meet their own commitments.

Appleby's Team Shines In Legal 500 Caribbean 2022

The comprehensive research programme is revised and updated every year in order to provide an informed analysis of the global legal market on an ongoing basis.

Deloitte releases its latest Fraud Survey for the Middle East

The report covers the impact of financial as well as non-financial fraud, company responses when faced with a fraud-related incident and measures that organisations have taken to mitigate the fraud risks.

Losses to OECD tax havens could vaccinate global population three times over, study

Poorer countries hit hardest by global tax abuse at the hands of rich countries

Warning over UAE advert from 'leading investment company' with 'phenomenal' returns

"This firm hasn't been in existence for this period, what's worse is that they aren't regulated either in the UAE or by any other regulator outside the UAE."

Withers: One of Singapore's Best Law Firms 2022

With 18 offices around the world including in Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan, we’ve structured our teams to be able to give cohesive advice across jurisdictions.

"I promise not to promise" - International Mediation and measures to safeguard against Guerrilla tactics

The Singapore Convention marked a critical milestone in the development of mediation as alternative dispute resolution for commercial disputes.

Financial Regulation: Daily Update

The letter explains the authorisation process and sets out the FCA's expectations of providers in the run up to FCA taking responsibility for supervision of providers on 29 July 2022.

An Introduction to B Corps: business as a force for good

B Corp certification is assessed by the non-for-profit B Lab and is granted to for-profit organisations that achieve a minimum score against a set of social and environmental standards.

What’s behind the rise in UK M&A litigation?

Data from Solomonic shows that there has been a 200% increase in High Court claims issued from 2019 to 2021 that are litigation related to M&A.

Cyber Security Breaches Are Greatest Staff-Related Risk

Employers surveyed also revealed that over three-quarters of businesses had "significantly" or "moderately" changed their employment policies as a result of the impact of Covid-19.

Rhino is born! Three themes impacting merger review in the EU

In easy-to-understand graphs, Rhino shows that deals have been impacted by higher intervention rates, longer review periods and tougher remedies in the past decade.

Rhino: EU Merger Control Analysis

Rhino is our digital platform for EU merger control analysis with statistics, updated monthly, and commentary.

Non-Resident Directors of UK Companies visiting the UK

There are some harsh penalty rules and anyone with a UK subsidiary should be aware of the implications and be ready to make some changes.

Fund structuring: Shariah compliant funds In Guernsey

Guernsey has traditionally been a favoured domicile for Shariah compliant structures.

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