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ArticleBrexit - Impact On Company And Commercial LawTo be very clear, whilst at this stage the Brexit referendum vote had had a seismic political impact, its contractual effect remains very limited.United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawWedlake Bell LLP
ArticleConsultation On Implementation Of The Transparency Directive Amending Directive (2013/50/EU) And Other Disclosure Rule And Transparency Rule ChangesThe Transparency Directive Amending Directive (TDAD) amends existing requirements around how companies disclose certain key information...United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawWedlake Bell LLP
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ArticleQuoted Companies Alliance Launches Its Latest Guide For Audit CommitteesThe Quoted Companies Alliance, the membership organisation which advocates the interests of small and mid-sized quoted companies (the QCA) has recently revised its latest Guide for Audit Committees.United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawWedlake Bell LLP
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ArticleThe Anti-Corruption Summit And The PSC RegisterOn 12 May 2016, UK Prime Minister David Cameron, declared a raft of announcements at the anti-corruption summit in London.United KingdomCriminal LawWedlake Bell LLP
ArticleCohabiting Couples - Have You Any Rights?Caroline Cook, a senior associate in the Private Client team at Wedlake Bell, discusses how cohabiting couples are not always entitled to the same tax breaks and inheritance rights as spouses and civil partners.United KingdomFamily and MatrimonialWedlake Bell LLP
ArticleTransferable ISA Allowance Between Spouses And Civil PartnersIt was announced in last year's Autumn Statement and the March Budget that on death the benefit of an individual's ISA allowance can be passed on to a surviving spouse or civil partner. United KingdomFamily and MatrimonialWedlake Bell LLP
ArticleNew Anti-Money Laundering RegimeBusinesses need to prepare themselves now for the implementation of the new EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive (the Directive). United KingdomGovernment, Public SectorWedlake Bell LLP
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ArticleAshley Madison Cyber-AttackThe Ashley Madison hacking scandal is likely to have far-reaching consequences for the site's reported 37 million users around the world. United KingdomPrivacyWedlake Bell LLP
ArticleWebinar Materials: EU General Data Protection RegulationFollowing the final text of the GDPR that was published in the Official Journal in May 2016, Wedlake Bell presented a webinar on Thursday 12 May, explaining the main changes and what to expect going forward.United KingdomPrivacyWedlake Bell LLP
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ArticleDisguised Remuneration: Window To Claim Transitional Relief On Investment Growth ExtendedCurrently, the Finance Act 2011 provides tax relief on amounts earned in disguised remuneration schemes (employee benefit trusts), with a tax charge applying only to the amount invested.United KingdomTaxWedlake Bell LLP
ArticleWho Uses The Stairs Anyway?Business rates are a significant overhead for many businesses, so it is not surprising that many companies appeal their rates liability.United KingdomTaxWedlake Bell LLP
VideoWebinar: Reshaping Strategies For Wealth Management In The Post-Pandemic EconomyExamine the opportunities and challenges arising from a pandemic world with a particular focus on those business personnel who may have found themselves in the wrong jurisdiction and how that might affect their personal taxation and corporate profits whether investing or trading.United KingdomWealth ManagementWedlake Bell LLP