Joanna Bailey of Giambrone & Partners LLP acts on behalf of foreign-based fraud victims to expand the jurisdiction of the English Courts in transnational cryptocurrency fraud recoveries. Click here to read the Judgment Celso De Azevedo, of...
The Home Secretary, James Cleverly, announced some game-changing new rules in a five-point plan to reduce legal immigration, stating "Enough is enough… Immigration policy must be fair, legal, and sustainable." The growing number of...
The accelerated speed at which Artificial Intelligence (AI) is developing worldwide will not slow down but only increase. The UK and the US both appear to want to lead the way globally with regard to AI, shaping the future of innovation, governance and...
The number of businesses falling into insolvency spirals year on year. As household names topple over the insolvency lawyers at Giambrone & Partners point out that frequently the opportunity to save a business from collapse is missed. Nicky...
There are a number of steps that can be enshrined in a contract to mitigate the risk of disputes in commercial agreements. There are a range of clauses that limit the escalation of a dispute and control how and where it is dealt with, should a conflict...
England & Wales is the leading jurisdiction for commercial arbitration. In March 2021 the Ministry of Justice invited the Law Commission to review the Arbitration Act 1996 to ensure that it was still fit for the purpose or whether amendments were...
Cryptocurrency is now firmly established, having first arisen in 2009 when it rapidly gained traction. Its decentralised status was appealing to many investors. However, there was a significant divide as to how it was regarded. Many sources...
The Home Office has again amended the rules and guidance on late applications made under the European Union Settlement Scheme. The new rules impose a far more restrictive regime than the previous guidance. Initially all applications under the...
The current economic crisis seems to have avoided a deep recession, however, growth is limited as factors such as inflation have not returned to the former low rate. Many businesses are experiencing increasing late payment, with their debtors delaying...
Spain's Democratic Memory Law offers a limited window of opportunity for individuals to apply for Spanish citizenship. The law is designed to allow those who are children or grandchildren of Spanish-born nationals to apply for Citizenship. It is...
As the winter sports season begins many people travel to the slopes to enjoy a skiing holiday. The vast majority of people ski safely and do not have any adverse experiences. However, some people are involved in an accident on the slopes which...
The U.S. Department of Commerce has recently started an antidumping and countervailing investigation against foreign companies on imports of aluminium extrusions 15 countries are involved in this complex case, being Colombia, the Dominican Republic,...
The economy has been hammered by a series of damaging situations from Brexit, the pandemic and from a doomed economic policy delivered by the 49-day government in 2022. It is not unexpected that there have been a higher number of company...
Technology is part of everyday life and plays an increasingly significant part in commerce. Keeping pace with technological innovation is now becoming a key differentiator in most commercial sectors. Businesses that fail to implement and use...
The Home Office announced a significant change to the immigration rules relating to individuals living in the UK with pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme. The new rules implement the judgment made in the case Independent Monitoring...
The highly popular Golden Visa scheme in Portugal has now been amended, with the new law, Mais Habitação , which was enacted on the 8th of October and removes the category for investment with the purchase of residential real estate in the...
Foundation of the Information Commissioner’s Office and the first Data Protection Act in 1994, introduced a regime that has considerably strengthened the rights of the individual and limited the extent that their personal data and critical financial...
There is to be a welcome amendment to the Victims and Prisoners Bill that proposes to automatically remove parental responsibility for a child from parent that is convicted of killing the other parent with whom they share that parental responsibility. An...
The High Court granted the first default judgment in a claim relating to an alleged Bitcoin fraud perpetrated by fraudsters based abroad; the defendants are, an individual known as both Alan Bart and A. Philpott who is associated with FCA Automatic and...
The new rules for the marketing and promotion of cryptoassets introduced by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have finally been implemented. All organisations, including those overseas, will have to adhere to the new regime aimed at protecting...
