01/07/2013
In May 2012, she was nominated and shortlisted as Family Lawyer of the Year for the Spear’s Young Turk Awards which recognises outstanding individuals from new or less traditional private client firms.
01/07/2013
Banking giants Barclays and Royal Bank of Scotland will both be in the High Court this year defending groundbreaking disputes.
01/07/2013
Judge Hilary Norris threw out the claim at a London employment tribunal today because Martin Woods never worked for the bank and a valid employment contract hadn’t been agreed on.
01/06/2013
They were arrested in 2004.
01/06/2013
City regulator will hold a summit to help sweep away obstacles to development of swathe of new high street banks.
01/06/2013
Senior Liberal Democrats are drawing up plans for a new wealth tax in this year’s Budget, claiming that the public have a “clear appetite” for such a levy.
01/06/2013
Swiss banking secrecy laws prevent banks from disclosing any information on the financial affairs of clients to third parties, unless there are sufficient grounds to suspect a crime has been committed.
01/06/2013
They are among the world’s wealthiest people but they still know that every penny counts. So while the rest of us struggle to pay our bills, some billionaires are claiming ten per cent off their council tax.
01/06/2013
Combined Market Leading Content and Technology Reduces Regulatory Burden for Firms
01/06/2013
Asking the scandal-hit firm to up its response against allegations of financial irregularity or consider quitting the board.
01/05/2013
Tax office posts pictures of 32 cheats, from cigarette smugglers to advisers working for rich clients
01/03/2013
“There is no excuse for wealthy Americans flouting their responsibilities as citizens of this great country to pay their taxes, and there is no excuse for foreign financial institutions helping them to do so.”
01/03/2013
The Luxembourg government has published a retrospective overview of the key decisions to improve tax transparency and cooperation in tax matters taken by the governing council in 2012.
01/02/2013
Politically, though, resuscitating the tax may be more trouble than it’s worth.
01/01/2013
These changes are intended to reduce the risk of commission payments acting as an incentive for mis-selling.
01/01/2013
FSA expected to disband in April
01/01/2013
The actual number affected by the deal is unknown because Swiss banks are notoriously secretive about clients – but they are likely to include anyone from investment bankers to celebrities and criminals.
01/01/2013
It was one of the most important leads for U.S. investigators pursuing a case against the bank that eventually led to a $1.9 billion settlement on December 11.
01/01/2013
FSA staff have been holding back from launching enforcement cases and are instead opting for regular informal conversations with banks and brokers.
01/01/2013
The IRS's powerful new tool chips away at bank secrecy.