Register of Overseas Entities goes live
On August 1st regulations in the UK came into play requiring all foreign companies owning UK property to identify their owners in an official register. This move was seen by many as an effort to reduce the ease with which Russian oligarchs, and their money can operate undetected in the
Temporary insolvency measures are ending… but…
This week the government announced that temporary measures introduced under the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 will now expire on 31st March.The temporary measures increased the limit upon which a Winding Up Petition could be presented against a company from £750 to £10,000 or more. From 1st April 2022,
Woman takes son to court over ‘hidden assets’
The ex-wife of a Russian oligarch, who received a UK record divorce settlement, is taking her son to the High Court after claiming he is helping his father hide assets from her.Tatiana Akhmedova was awarded £453 million of Farkhad Akmedov's wealth by the High Court in London in 2016 but
Asset tracing benefiting from remote working
Many aspects of life have been affected by the lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but some aspects of asset tracing may have become easier due to remote working.An article for US-based Law360.com has picked up on an area where Conflict International is already flourishing, in streamlining asset investigations by making most of
