MacRoberts LLP has topped Scottish Business Insider’s SME300 listing of the country’s best performing small to medium-sized businesses. MacRoberts rise to the top followed a similar impressive rise the previous year when it moved up from seventh to third place. The firm’s turnover grew from £17.96m to £19.8m, with profits rising from £6.18m to £6.9m. […]
Introduction The Financial Reporting Council on the 15th of April, 2015 exposed the National Code of Corporate Governance (“NCCG” or “the Code”) for comments by stakeholders. According to the FRC, the code is aimed at ensuring that Institutions in the country adhere to global corporate governance best practice. The code is a complete deviation from […]
One of Scotland’s leading independent law firms MacRoberts LLP has had another impressive year with increased turnover, profits and headcount. Draft accounts in the year-end to April 2016, show turnover up by 10% to £19.78m, profits climbing 12% to £6.9m and the firm’s headcount increasing by 12% across its three offices in Glasgow, Edinburgh and […]
Babak Hoghooghi and guest speaker will speak on Iran sanctions and key topics will include: The Iran Deal: Implementation Day Significant Changes to U.S. Sanctions on Iran Managing Business Challenges Maximizing Business Opportunities Regulatory Projections Best Compliance and Risk Mitigation Practices The Iran Deal: Challenges and Opportunities for Your Firm LIVE Webcast
Amsterdam, 11 July 2016. Lumos Group has closed its first funding round provided by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). The U.S. Government’s Development Finance Institution signed an agreement on 1 July 2016 recognizing a $15 million commitment by OPIC to finance Lumos’ expanding business as an off-grid electricity provider that brings solar electricity to homes and […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Milan Patel of King & King Chartered Accountants. Milanhas joined IR as our exclusive Corporate Governance & Compliance Member in England. Milan is the Managing Partner and oversees King & King’s Management Board, taking responsibility for the strategic development of the firm. […]
On 1 July 2016, the House for Whistleblowers Act (Wet Huis voor klokkenluiders) has come into effect in the Netherlands. This legislation stipulates that Dutch companies with 50 employees or more have to adopt a whistleblower policy. Such a policy has to provide the rules and regulations on how a company deals with whistleblower complaints […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Avimukt Dar of INDUSLAW. Avimukt has joined IR as our exclusive Corporate Governance & Compliance member in India. Avimukt advises on a range of corporate, commercial and foreign investment laws. He represents domestic and international companies and private equity investors in strategic […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Nishant Singh of INDUSLAW. Nishant has joined IR as our exclusive Corporate Governance & Compliance member in India. Nishant has worked on a wide range of corporate transactions, including Mergers & Acquisitions (both domestic and cross-border), Private Equity, Joint Ventures, Fund Formation, […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce V. Srinivasa Raghavan of INDUSLAW. Srinivasa has joined IR as our exclusive Corporate Governance & Compliance member in India. Raghavan heads the Dispute Resolution practice of the Firm and has over 18 years’ experience litigating complex disputes for major clients. Raghavan has […]
VAT Reverse Charge Mechanism to apply to Certain Wholesale Supplies from 1st February 2016 Certain UK clients have asked me to explain the VAT rule changes for UK wholesale telecommunications supplies, and hopefully this blog will do that. From 1st February 2016, providers of wholesale telecommunications services in the UK will no longer apply VAT […]
Personal Use by Employees of Employer Systems: Mr Bogdan Barbulescu vs the State of Romania Mr Barbulescu used certain business systems to send personal messages in breach of his employer’s stated Policy in this regard. The Employer monitored employee communications to ensure compliance with its Policy. Mr Barbelescu was found to have been in breach […]