“Commercial Awareness Is Global.”
When it comes to the hotspots of the startup scene, most think of Silicon Valley, London and Berlin or Paris and Stockholm. And that´s it pretty much. However, it is often forgotten that every city can basically develop a lively start-up community — and the ingredients for that are not that hard to spot. As one of the founding members of “Gründen@Würzburg”,
Jamaica’s progress towards being a Global Logistics Hub might appear to be slow, especially when compared to what Panama appears to be doing but Jamaica’s progress is real and it is meaningful.
By Charles Wanguhu A proposed toll road in Nairobi has fallen through after the World Bank withheld funding after claims that the project did not adhere to the Banks social and environmental safeguards, and Kenyan laws, including land acquisition. Kenya was to work with Austrian construction firm Strabag AG which has previous experience of road construction especially interior of Kenya.
By: Ainsley Brown In a pervious post – Litigation … A New Investment Vehicle – I introduced you to the Therium, a third party litigation fund in England that was using litigation as an investment vehicle. At the time I thought Therium was a brilliant idea and this is position I still maintain. Despite my praise, maybe because of it,
By: Ainsley Brown The UK taxman is now using YouTube to get its message across. I mean literally the “UK Taxman” – Permanent Secretary for Tax in HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), Dave Hartnett. And what is his message. Well you guessed it, pay your taxes or else. Yes I know, that’s just a little bit too simplistic but it
By: Ainsley Brown Banks in London, England are set to roll out their living wills by the end of the year. The living wills are a direct consequence of the financial – bank – meltdown experienced in the UK. The pilot scheme is set for a trial run in London before being expanded to the rest of the country will see
By: Ainsley Brown The Indian newsprint industry is thriving despite the general global trend for decline in this industry and the global recession. It could even be said that part of the industries success could even be attributed to the global recession itself. So what’s behind the success? There are four interrelated reasons for the industry’s tremendous success in India. The
By: Ainsley Brown This is part of the Middle Passage Law Series on Law is Cool. Why am I wearing all black today? Am I in mourning? No, not exactly. Then why? Well it is August 1: Emancipation Day. I am wearing black today not to so much mourn but to remember. To remember that it was today 175 years
By Charles Wanguhu The doctrine of Forum non conveniens offers a court the opportunity to decline, in the interest of justice, to exercise jurisdiction, where the suit is between aliens or nonresidents, or where for kindred reasons the litigation can more appropriately be conducted in a foreign tribunal. Placing the above in context, what is Kenya’s interest in a British
By: Ainsley Brown As the popular Jamie Fox song goes: Blame It On The Alcohol. Well no says the Financial Services Authority (FSA), the UK financial sector watchdog, as it handed down a ban on a trader for “a lack of honesty and integrity.” Apparently the FSA frowns on making $10 million dollar trades and concealing it from superiors and