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Keeping the peace at Christmas – top tips for shared parenting over the festive season
Lauren Evans
13 February 2019
Responding to blackmail if you are not Jeff Bezos
The Jeff Bezos blackmail story has captured attention for a number of reasons. Not only did Mr Bezos, the world’s richest man, bravely call out his blackmailer in an attempt to neuter embarrassing information with which he was being threatened, he also exposed what he considered a politically motivated vendetta, thereby creating a diversion from the awkward images at the heart of the story.
6 February 2019
Fraud in Packaging Recycling: Environment Agency is clamping down on ‘Waste Crime’
‘Waste crime’ takes many forms and is nothing new. However it on the increase and is now one of the main targets for serious and organised crime networks. The criminality includes large-scale fraud, bribery and corruption, intimidation of legitimate competitors, breaches of environmental law, tax evasion, and in some cases modern day slavery.
1 February 2019
FCA has its knuckles rapped in Upper Tribunal costs decision
In a recently published decision of the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber), the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has been ordered to pay a portion of the costs incurred by Alistair Burns, the ex-chief executive of collapsed IFA Tailormade, in relation to proceedings arising from his reference of the Authority’s decision to the Upper Tribunal. The Upper Tribunal had upheld the decision of the Authority to fine and ban Mr Burns, although it had reduced level of the fine imposed.
29 January 2019
Dubai: The enforcement of orders made in family proceedings and the role of Interpol
Last year, a report from Dubai spoke of the attempts by a mother to recover her daughter, apparently kidnapped by the child’s father and taken to Russia. The mother had been awarded custody in the Personal Status Court (PSC) of Dubai in circumstances where an extradition request had been made against her by the Russian authorities.
17 January 2019
FCA sharpens focus on crypto cowboys
The recent confirmation by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) that it is investigating 18 firms involved in the sale of crypto assets, such as Bitcoin, indicates a ramping up of regulatory focus on the controversial sector.
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