Shareholder agreements – Companies Act 2006

June 12, 2012

Below is a guest blog post regarding shareholder agreements under the Companies Act 2006 with some consideration of South African law. A shareholder agreement is an officially binding contract consented to by each of the shareholders in an organization according to which they decide how their relationship as shareholders will be synchronized. It not only […]

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Justice Department Investigating JP Morgan

June 11, 2012

Written by Phil Balbo, staff writer and law clerk. For more information about white collar crimes and some of the penalties associated with them, please visit the Federal Criminal Lawyer site. Please visit Wikipedia to read more about financial regulation. With federal regulators and investigative agencies coming down hard on financial crimes, including securities and […]

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Lawyer Faces Prison for $55m Stock Fraud

June 11, 2012

A former lawyer from Baker and McKenzie, Martin Weisberg, is facing a 15 year jail sentence for a role which he played in part of a $55 million stock fraud which is supposed to have taken place whilst the man was working for the now-liquidised Jenkins & Gilchrist law firm. Reuters reported that the man […]

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Cyprus International Trusts – What are the Benefits and Advantages?

May 29, 2012

All over the world, Cyprus is known as a reputable finance center. It is a tax haven that is given much importance by many investors and businessmen because it offers low tax regime, double tax treaties, and other tax benefits. It is also an excellent choice when it comes to international tax planning strategies. With […]

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Consumer Rights For Credit Card Fraud

May 25, 2012

Written by Michael Dolen, the CEO of a major consumer credit website: Credit Card Forum. For 2010 (the most recent calendar year available) credit card fraud in the UK cost the industry £365.4m. That pales in comparison to the problem in the US, where the cost of credit card fraud was $8.6 billion for the […]

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What business needs to know about whistleblowing

May 14, 2012

We’ve no doubt all heard of it but what really is whistleblowing? Whistleblowing is quite simply when an employee, member of staff or worker informs the employer, someone in authority or even the public about dangerous or illegal activities taking place in the workplace. It could be either the employer or employees carrying out these […]

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Benefits of a Cyprus based International Business Company (IBC)

May 10, 2012

Cyprus International Business Companies (Cyprus IBCs) as most of you know are private limited companies with loads of shareholders. These shareholders are usually not the residents of the country and the operations that these companies carry out are also usually outside Cyprus. However, the company needs to be registered within the country. The main aim […]

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Discount vouchers – too good to be true?

May 8, 2012

More and more customers are beginning to complain about breach of contract after purchasing deals on voucher site Groupon, after experiencing a lack of communication from deal issuers and a bad quality service (or in some instances, the paid for service never happening). A Guardian article outlines a case study of one man who purchased […]

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Practical tips for negotiating a business contract

April 30, 2012

During the lifetime of your business, there will be a number of times where you will need to negotiate contracts; whether between you and your employees, you and your suppliers, you and your clients and/or you and other third parties. If you do not have a legal background, it is always advisable to seek professional, […]

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The benefits of a company secretary

April 24, 2012

Since the Companies Act 2006 was introduced, private companies are no longer required to have a formal company secretary appointed. Yet, whether the company is a public company or a private company, the company secretarial services still need to be carried out. Despite this people sometimes overlook this critical area of company law with the […]

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