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ECCTA: transforming corporate governance and fraud prevention

Joe Woodward examines significant changes in corporate governance and fraud prevention under ECCTA

SRA issues first fixed penalties

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has published details of the first fixed penalties it has issued since introducing the new fixed financial penalty regime

M&A activity robust in Australia, but will face challenges in 2024

Despite rising interest rates and difficulties in execution, overall public M&A activity this year was surprisingly robust; however the outlook for the next 12 months is fragile, according to Corrs Chambers Westgarth’s M&A 2024 Outlook report

European Court of Human Rights clarifies its procedure on interim measures

The Law Society of England and Wales welcomes the announcement from the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) of action it is taking to clarify its procedure relating to interim measures

Carey Olsen's James Noble achieves Full (TEP) Membership with STEP

Carey Olsen Singapore Partner James Noble has become a 'Full Member' (or TEP) of STEP (The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners)

Osbornes Law adds family quartet to spearhead Hampstead growth

London law firm Osbornes Law has hired a quartet of family lawyers into its growing Hampstead office

Employees from Axiom Ince Limited consult Pearson Solicitors about legal action

National Law firm Axiom Ince Limited ceased trading on 3 October 2023 following an intervention by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), resulting in its subsequent closure

AML will continue to be focus for 2024, CLC tells industry

Anti-money laundering (AML) continues to be the most common area for compliance failure, the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) said today