One Essex Court has hired banking silk duo Adrian Beltrami QC and Sonia Tolaney QC from 3 Verulam Buildings (3VB), just weeks after announcing Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer disputes veteran Ian Terry will also join the set. The pair will be joined by juniors James MacDonald and Sandy Phipps. Beltrami specialises in commercial litigation and advisory…
DetailsJailed: Keith Cameron was sentenced to five years in prison. Deadline A businessman who defrauded a terminally ill friend out of nearly half a million pounds has been handed a bankruptcy restriction order. Scottish insolvency service, Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB), obtained the 13-year order for Keith Cameron due to his “fraudulent breach of trust”. The…
DetailsComplaints about fee-charging debt management firms are some of the most upsetting cases I see, says Juliana Francis of the Financial Ombudsman Service. Poor debt advice can leave struggling people trying to make repayments that they cannot afford. And rather than helping them, bad advice can push people into a cycle of problem debt that…
DetailsShare Tweet Share Share Share Email Student loan debt its an issue in the halls of academia across America, in the halls of power on Wall Street and even on the presidential campaign trail. However, few people ever stray beyond the talking points of Debt bad; Degrees good! and, as a result (or lack thereof),…
DetailsMy recent article, Puerto Rico Illustrates Need For New Public Employee Pension Disclosures, argued that any rescue Puerto Rico rescue bill passed by Congress needs to include the provisions of Rep. Devin Nunes Public Employee Pension Transparency Act (PEPTA), which would require that state and local governments accurately disclose their public employee pension liabilities. This…
DetailsBy Press Association Published: 01:46 EST, 24 March 2016 | Updated: 01:46 EST, 24 March 2016 Embattled retailer BHS has been thrown a lifeline after creditors backed controversial plans to turn around the business. The department store chain said creditors voted in favour of its company voluntary arrangement (CVA) for BHS Limited, which aims to…
DetailsComments (0) When Courtney Smith found himself in a state of depression, debt and despair he turned to conventional self-help books to turn his life around. Nothing worked but then he had a dream. He dreamt how to use his experience with adversities to help others by putting pen to paper. The result was a book,…
DetailsComments (0) A BURTON charity has issued a warning to those swamped by debt after several people ended up spending even more money by paying for debt management. Citizens Advice East Staffordshire (CA) said that it has seen an influx in the number of people going to it for help with debt. The group is now…
DetailsNational Debt Relief recently shared in an article published February 26, 2016 some IRS red flags to help consumers avoid an audit. The article titled ” 7 Red Flags That Could Get You An IRS Audit” looks into some consumer behaviour that oftentimes prompt the IRS to conduct an audit which is quite a stressful…
DetailsAcer to undertake major restructuring; form holding company, say sources Aaron Lee, Taipei; Steve Shen, DIGITIMES [Tuesday 22 March 2016] Acer reportedly plans to implement a corporate restructuring project under which the company will divide its business into three major segments: PC, cloud and data center management, and re-investment businesses, according to industry sources. The company…
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