“ The first stage of knowledge is to know what you do not know ”

Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield, UK Prime Minister 1868 and 1874-1880

Inward investors to the UK, and the foreign diplomats here that assist them, have a crucial need for information and insights on the latest legal, accounting, financial and regulatory changes in the UK. This Insights Hub will provide a “What’s On “ and " What's New" of the latest seminars, webinars , podcasts, editorials, and news insights of issues affecting inward investors to the UK.

We highlight below a number of significant areas of interest to investors to the UK with links to insights from leading law experts:

1. For international investors and organisations, cross-border litigation and class actions is a growing concern . The esteemed global law firm, Jones Day, provides a number of excellent and erudite seminars and insights on the legal issues in this field and can be accessed by clicking on the Jones Day link below.

2. Another area of concern and interest is in the ever-changing field of corporate law. The internationally acclaimed law firm Bird & Bird provide a series of news updates and insights free-of-charge and can be viewed by clicking on their link below.

3. We are particularly pleased to include below a number of insights from Ben Larkin, also of Jones Day, one of the UK's foremost restructuring and insolvency lawyers.

4. The UK Life Sciences sector represents one of the most creative and modern aspects to the UK economy. To navigate the complex rules and regulations in this extremely competitive area, please read further materials supplied by the world's leading law firm on life sciences, DLA Piper

5. The regulation and law surrounding the UK's financial services sector is at a major stage of proposed reforms and increased regulatory activity. Panos Katsambas, a worldwide recognised expert in this area,and his team at Reed Smith share below their latest thoughts.

6. The pre-eminent law firm Clifford Chance have extremely useful and erudite thoughts and insights on the law and practice relating to regulatory investigations and enforcements. Click on their link below.

7. A & O Shearman, the leading global law firm, has produced a most interesting podcast on Workplace Investigations. One of the foremost practitioners of employment law in the United Kingdom, Sarah Henchoz, A & O Shearman's Global Head of Employment Litigation, shares her insights and best practice tips on managing these investigations. The podcast examines the key legal and regulatory issues and is crucial for all board directors, HR managers and investors from overseas active in the UK , especially given the legal, financial and reputational consequences of mistakes r omissions being made in such sensitive areas.

Click the links here to listen:

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