Legal

The European Commission has referred Malta to the Court of Justice of the European Union for its investor citizenship scheme, known as “golden passports”

Taxpayers’ attitudes toward paying taxes correlates with their perception of corruption within the system, according to a new study by accountancy bodies ACCA and the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC)

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), an international financial centre (IFC) located in Abu Dhabi, has made an enhanced legislative insolvency practitioner framework

Dubai courts have enforced judgements issued by English courts based on the principle of reciprocity

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is to establish an indemnity scheme for future consumer protection for post six-year negligence.

London-based law firm Payne Hicks Beach is continuing to grow its litigation practice with the appointment of Mark Jones, who joins as a partner and head of the firm's newly established criminal & regulatory defence practice

Hundreds of UK customers of a collapsed Puerto Rican bank linked to tax evasion and money laundering are being given a chance to check and correct their tax affairs

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has launched a consultation on reforms to the issuing of financial penalties for law firms and solicitors

Court orders granting permission to take a child to live overseas is now beginning to increase after dropping off during the pandemic, according to private wealth law firm Boodle Hatfield

The 1MDB scandal has reached a new development with a former Prime Minister of Malaysia being sentenced to 12 years in prison