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Testing Times
Why the VW emissions-testing scandal is as much about fraud, compliance and liability as it is about clean air. -
Going to ground
Arrests over alleged landfill tax fraud have put environment-related business crime in the spotlight. Aziz Rahman explains how such accusations can be challenged. -
EXPLANATIONS NECESSARY
Government moves to force people to justify the source of their wealth will make the right legal representation even more crucial. -
ACT NOW
One third of small and medium-sized businesses do not know about the Bribery Act. Here’s what you need to know to avoid falling foul of it. -
STAY CLEAN
London has been called the capital of money laundering. So how can you avoid being implicated in it? -
HONESTY AND INVESTMENT FRAUD PROSECUTIONS
How to build an investment fraud defence case that disproves prosecution allegations of dishonesty. -
FRAUD, LARGE ORGANISATIONS AND THE INDIVIDUAL
With a town council now officially facing a fraud investigation, we examine what individuals in such a large body should do if they come under suspicion. -
The risks of liberation
The dangers that pension liberation and money laundering pose to those involved in pension funds and management. -
SHARED INTELLIGENCE
The Joint Money Laundering Intelligence Taskforce is an attempt to tackle money laundering in the UK. But it poses challenges for bankers, who have to be sure they respond appropriately if they are to be above suspicion. -
FOREX AND RISK
Five banks being fined £3.6 billion in the US for manipulating forex is a stark reminder of the legal risks involved in currency trading. Here, Aziz Rahman of Rahman Ravelli examines how the brokers and the traders in forex can avoid legal problems.
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Pitmans crowned as top firm for trainee work/life balance
Pitmans has been awarded winner of the best work/life balance in the 2016 Lex 100 - a survey that is recognised as the most comprehensive valuation of training opportunities at law firms across the UK. -
Gender Pay Gaps: The Latest Reporting Requirements
On average, male employees are paid more than female employees. In 2015, men working full-time were paid approximately 9.4% more than women working full-time. As a result, the government is working to introduce measures with the aim of reducing this gap. -
Pitmans acts on Westcoast’s acquisition of Art Systems Holdings Ltd
Pitmans LLP has acted on behalf of its longstanding client, Westcoast (Holdings) Limited on its acquisition of Art Systems Holdings Limited. -
Insolvency Update: Changes that take effect from April 2016
The Department of Justice has issued a practice direction in connection with the new insolvency express trials pilot. -
The Apprenticeship Levy
Following last year’s autumn statement, HMRC has now published draft legislation which introduces the proposed new apprenticeship levy. The levy will have effect from 6 April 2017. -
Coutinho -v- Liverpool Victoria Insurance Company Ltd Judgment 29 April 2016
SOUTHAMPTON -- LV=, represented by Pitmans LLP, have won a case involving a fraudulent household insurance claim worth almost £50,000. -
Pitmans promotes two Partners
Pitmans today announced that Oliver Kelly (corporate) and Matt Heyworth (private client) will become partners as of 1 May 2016. -
Pitmans advised the acquirer and the management team on the £12M MBO of Westfield Medical
The management team were backed by Maven Capital Partners with PNC providing debt facilities. -
Supreme Court ruling will lead to increase in business rates
Many businesses will be liable for increased business rates following last year’s Supreme Court ruling in Woolway (Valuation Officer) v Mazars LLP. -
Pitmans advises Premier Marina Ltd on Noss Marina Acquisition
Pitmans has advised Premier Marinas Limited on its acquisition of Noss Marina, which is just outside Dartmouth, from the Administrators Duff & Phelps.