Monthly Archives: August 2024

Are you a member?

Under the Companies Act 2006, every company is required to keep a register of its members. Apart from the founding members of the company (also known as the subscribers), whose membership takes effect automatically upon the company’s incorporation, a person …

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Ensure that you insure (Part 2)

Aidan Grant and Christiaan van den Hout from Vie International are back to explore the use of life insurance in a diverse investment strategy for US/UK people. Run time: 31 minutes Securities and investment advisory services offered through M Holdings Securities, Inc a …

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Workplace culture and the proactive duty to prevent sexual harassment: What do employers need to know?

From 26 October 2024, employers will have a new legal obligation to “take reasonable steps” to prevent sexual harassment. Here we explain how the law is changing, sanctions for non-compliance and what you can be doing now to prepare for …

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US/UK Estate Planning – What you need to know (We’re the Brits in America) (Part 2)

In this second episode Collyer Bristow’s Aidan Grant was invited by Richard Taylor from Plan First Wealth to appear on its ‘We’re the Brits in America’ series of podcasts to discuss US/UK Estate Planning. Run time: 41 minutes

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Trends in International Arbitration: A review of the 2023 casework statistics for the LCIA and ICC

This article looks at trends and key numbers arising from: The London Court of International Arbitration (“LCIA”) Casework Report for 2023, released on 31 May 2024 (“The LCIA Report”). (LCIA News: Annual Report on 2023, LCIA Court and African Users’ …

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