The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has recovered a significant sum for the UK taxpayer after securing an Account Forfeiture Order against an account linked to Mr Virendra Rastogi, one of the architects of a transatlantic securitised finance fraud with global losses of around £494 million. This forfeiture comes 13 years after he was convicted of […]
With government guidance on the full easing of lockdown and the possible return to the workplace being extended by 4 weeks to 19 July 2021, employers now have a little more time to consider and implement their reopening plans. Employment partner David Jepps offers his guidance on the most pressing questions that employers need to consider when reopening their […]
From 17 May 2021, holidays abroad could take place again in a limited number of locations following further easing of COVID-19 restrictions. The government’s green list contained very few classic holiday destinations, only exacerbated with Portugal’s recent removal. With the growing demand to get away, some employees may be tempted to book a holiday to […]
Date: Wednesday 7 July 2021 Time: 4:00pm – 5:00pm The pandemic has opened up opportunities for fraudsters who are getting ever more determined to attack the assets of compliant businesses and investors. Keystone Law wants to help you fight back. WE WILL SHOW you how the law can be used for redress from some of […]
10 WAYS TO GET THE BEST PREMISES LICENCE FOR YOUR RESTAURANT OR BAR Date: Thursday 15 July 2021 Time: 10:00am – 11:30am Keystone Law’s Gareth Hughes and Niall McCann are running a free online seminar for operators and managers in the hospitality and leisure sector who want to understand the licensing system and how to avoid costly pitfalls and […]
Keystone Law intellectual property partner Maureen Kelly has advised PrecisionLife, the combinatorial analytics company, on its strategic partnership agreement with Cyclica Inc., the drug-discovery company, to co-market and offer their complementary computational platforms as an integrated drug-discovery factory. The companies will initially collaborate on up to 30 pharma and biotechnology drug-discovery programmes over the next two years. Together, they […]
Keystone Law has advised The Nue Co, the personalised supplement brand, on its £18 million Series B investment by Pamoja Capital. The investment will be used to expand the company’s existing operations and R&D across the US and the UK, and to enter new markets in 2022 and beyond. Founded by entrepreneurs Jules Miller and […]
As of 1 January 2019, the rules for declaring and fulfilling value added tax (VAT) for telecommunications, broadcasting and electronic services had been simplified and payers were able to use special scheme for imposing VAT (so-called MOSS). This means, that cross-border suppliers of digital services were allowed to comply with the laws of the country […]
Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) have come into the spotlight quite frequently over the last few years – often in relation to scandals or controversial activity. Contrary to popular understanding, however, NDAs are not all bad and indeed can offer very real benefits. So, why are they important and how can you ensure that they are effective? […]
Earlier this month, David Barrow’s successful claim for disability discrimination and unfair dismissal against his former employer Kellogg Brown & Root (UK) Limited (KBR) hit the headlines when he was awarded damages in the sum of £2,567,831. There is little doubt from the liability judgment that Mr Barrow was extremely badly treated by his employer […]
Applications under the old Tier 1 Entrepreneur category have now closed and any Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa holders have until 5 April 2023 to apply to extend their visa or until 5 April 2025 to apply for UK settlement under this route. Due to ongoing disruption as a result of the pandemic, the Home Office […]
As the recruitment of top talent at innovative SME businesses becomes increasingly competitive, businesses are seeking ways they can attract, incentivise and retain professionals – particularly one which encourages long-term loyalty. One such way is to offer a share option scheme backed by HMRC. There are lots of different share schemes in existence (such as […]