Legislative Developments

A look at some of the top stories from the Caribbean and Latin America this week...

With the UK General Election just a week away, Withers' Dawn Goodman and Richard Walker ponder how the political landscape may differ if politicians were held to the same account as privae client professionals... 

Stephen Lansdown, co-founder of Hargreaves Lansdown and owner of Bristol Sport, is also a prolific investor, and was an early convert to the cause of green and sustainable investment in his portfolio

Rawlinson & Hunter's Stephen Yates looks a some of the biggest UK tax developments of the past month

Reports recently that pop star Robbie Williams and his wife Ayda Field are planning to go to Hawaii with their family and surrogate who carried their one-year old daughter might have some scratching their heads about just how this complex surrogate relationship works – especially when many may assume this contact comes to an end once the baby is born

As all parents well know, as much as children can bring much joy and happiness to families, they also come with financial costs such as nursery fees, school fees, day to day housing costs, university, weddings and help to buying first homes

In September, the Office for National Statistics released the latest statistics regarding civil partnerships from 2018. The numbers are slightly on the up. Interestingly, they mainly comprise the over 50s and, perhaps less surprisingly, those living in London

The no fault divorce bill will be dropped once again as the result of the general election

The National Crime Agency has received a record number of Suspicious Activity Reports, the mechanism used to flag potential money laundering and related offences

Business groups and finance industry leaders are backing a proposal by States of Guernsey Policy & Resources Vice-President Deputy Lyndon Trott which seeks a grant of £300,000 for Guernsey Finance to invest specifically in support of the development of the island’s green finance initiative