This week’s main blog discussions include … What would you do if you lost a billion dollars? Whilst walking the dog, I’ve been entertained by a fascinating series of podcasts on BBC Sounds called Fool’s Gold. It tells the story of two detectorists – folks who search everywhere using metal detectors – who found gold … Read more
In a single paragraph, at page four of the recent ‘Competitiveness Compass’, the European Commission briefly presents the ‘28th legal regime’. The latter is an additional, optional legal framework that is meant to provide ‘a single, harmonised set of EU-wide rules’, ‘including any relevant aspects of corporate law, insolvency, labour and tax law’. This legal … Read more
This week’s blog discussions include … Banks make millions from the most vulnerable As mentioned, I’m dealing with my mother’s financial affairs as she reaches end of life, and I’m finding it incredibly frustrating. The process is that there first needs to be a Power of Attorney in place. Luckily, she saw that coming and … Read more