The UK’s Reform of Limited Partnership Law: Dead on Arrival (II)
Commentary on the inadequacy of the UK’s proposed Limited Partnership Reforms
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The UK’s Reform of Limited Partnership Law: Dead on Arrival (I)
Scottish Limited Partnerships and International Crime: NO evidence??
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Some craziness from the UK’s Register of Persons of Significant Control
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The £1 billion HBOS Reading fraud, my part in exposing it, and what it tells us about the state of British banking
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