The plight of the Rohingya in Myanmar is said to be a “human rights catastrophe”, with extensive violations of both humanitarian and international law. According to Eleri Griffiths, a Barrister at One Pump Court chambers, these violations have not gone unnoticed by the international community.…
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Are CVAs They Fit for Purpose?
In 2018, we have seen a number of high-profile retail restructurings and common to many is the use of a Company…
What Is Good Practice When It Comes to Director Remuneration?
At a time when all company expenditure is scrutinised and executive remuneration committees have been put into…
Earlier this month, the Trump Administration followed through on its promise from May 2018 and reimplemented the remaining sanctions that had been lifted in connection with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (the ‘JCPOA’). This has however had various impacts on other nations and their relations…
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Citizenship by Investment: A Legitimate Sovereign Capital Machine?
The European Parliament has released its report on the ‘state of play, issues and impact that come from…
Progress is Slow on Lifetime Tenancies Vs Fixed Term Tenancies
Following a recent green paper on housing, Joanne Young, Legal Director in the Property Litigation Team at Ashfords…
Official figures from the recently released Insolvency Service report shows a 19% rise in UK company insolvencies, the highest quarterly level in more than four years.
The report has revealed that the number of companies becoming insolvent grew at the highest rate since 2009 during the third…
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The Chancellor’s Increase to NI: The Devil Is in the Detail
There was much fanfare last week when the Chancellor announced he would honour the Conservative manifesto pledge to…
Separating Morality from Legality, and Why Yachting Has the Moral High Ground
Following the disclosure of the ‘Paradise Papers’ in 2017, an onslaught of misguided moral righteousness resulted,…