On 9 December 2022, in Edinburgh, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a set of reforms that are intended to drive growth and competitiveness in the financial services sector (the Edinburgh Reforms or the Reforms). ...more
The attractiveness of the United Kingdom as a business location is unabated. There are many advantages to doing business in the UK. Investors can draw on a skilled workforce and access a large market; costs of labour and...more
On 24 February 2021, the UK government laid The Administration (Restrictions on Disposal etc. to Connected Persons) Regulations 2021 before Parliament. These draft regulations introduce (among other items) new restrictions...more
This week, the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive came into force in the UK. Among the changes arising from the transposition of the Directive in the UK has been to broaden the "persons with significant control" (PSC)...more