EVENTS

11 March 2010 - Kent

Tax Investigations

 

The seminar will cover recent developments affecting investigation work, including the following:

• New penalty provisions
• HMRC's latest disclosure processes
• FA 2009 provisions, including "naming and shaming"

 

Offshore Tax Planning

Philip Harrison (Meridian Private Client LLP) will cover offshore planning opportunities, including the following:

• The position for UK domiciliaries
• Planning pitfalls – and how to avoid them
• Opportunities for non-domiciliaries

 

Please note that there is a nominal charge for this event.

 

Time: 4.30pm
Venue: Marriott Tudor Park Hotel, Ashford Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 4NQ

16 March 2010 - Edinburgh

McGrigors employment seminar series
What's the deal?

 

Businesses want flexibility to deal with challenging times. Knowing what the contractual 'deal' is with your employees and how to change this can save considerable anguish in the workplace and help businesses manage their workforce effectively. Come and discuss topics such as:

 

• when a suggestion becomes contractual
• when "custom and practice" applies
• how to rectify mistakes in contracts
• how to change employees' terms of employment

 

Venue: McGrigors LLP, Princes Exchange, 1 Earl Grey Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9AQ

 

Time: 4pm - 6pm, with drinks and nibbles from 6pm - 7pm

18 March 2010 AM - Middlesex

Tax Investigations

 

The seminar will cover recent developments affecting investigation work, including the following:

• New penalty provisions
• HMRC's latest disclosure processes
• FA 2009 provisions, including "naming and shaming"

 

Offshore Tax Planning

Philip Harrison (Meridian Private Client LLP) will cover offshore planning opportunities, including the following:

• The position for UK domiciliaries
• Planning pitfalls – and how to avoid them
• Opportunities for non-domiciliaries

 

Please note that there is a nominal charge for this event.

 

Time: 8.30am
Venue: Grim's Dyke Hotel, Old Redding, Harrow Weald, Middlesex, HA3 6SH

18 March 2010 PM - Middlesex

Tax Investigations

 

The seminar will cover recent developments affecting investigation work, including the following:

• New penalty provisions
• HMRC's latest disclosure processes
• FA 2009 provisions, including "naming and shaming"

 

Offshore Tax Planning

Philip Harrison (Meridian Private Client LLP) will cover offshore planning opportunities, including the following:

• The position for UK domiciliaries
• Planning pitfalls – and how to avoid them
• Opportunities for non-domiciliaries

 

Please note that there is a nominal charge for this event.

 

Time: 4.30pm
Venue: Grim's Dyke Hotel, Old Redding, Harrow Weald, Middlesex, HA3 6SH

17 March 2010 - London

Banks, Bonuses and Business - Discussion with David Gauke MP


A fit and healthy financial system is vital for economic growth. With a General Election imminent, McGrigors and Bell Pottinger invite you to a Financial Services Discussion with David Gauke MP, Shadow Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury.


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If you are not able to attend or if a colleague would like to come, please let us know.


Time: 5pm - 7pm
Venue: McGrigors LLP, 5 Old Bailey, London EC4M 7BA

25 March 2010 - London

McGrigors Meeting of Minds

 

• Hear the latest industry thinking from key players across the board

• Take a step back to consider the big issues affecting the industry

• Join in the conversation, share knowledge, swap ideas and contacts

• All in the convivial, inspiring surroundings of the Barbican Centre in London

 

It is the first in a series of McGrigorsMeetings of Minds, designed to bring together interesting people from all parts of the industry to create connections and spark off new ideas.

 

Time:    0900 - 1700
             17.15 - Drinks reception on terrac

Venue: Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS

31 March 2010 - London

The Outlook for the Economy

 

The UK economy finally moved out of its longest recession in living memory late in 2009; but how sustainable is the recovery, and what are the risks and uncertainties in the economic outlook? Lai Wah Co, CBI Head of Economic Analysis, will be analysing the recent trends in official and CBI survey data and discussing the CBI’s latest economic forecast for 2010 and 2011. 

 

Time:   4.30pm - registration for 4.45pm start
            4.45pm -18.00pm followed by drinks and canapés
Venue: McGrigors,  5 Old Bailey, London EC4M 7BA

22 April 2010 - Aberdeen

Charities Issues 2010 - Discussion Evening

 

Are you a charity trustee?
Do you work for a charity?
Does your company have a charitable subsidiary?
Does your company have a CSR programme or are you involved in charitable activities?
Are you thinking about setting up a charity?

 

Chaired by Alan Boyd, Director, McGrigors LLP, the evening will provide an opportunity for an open discussion on some of the most relevant and topical issues facing the charities sector in 2010. With three specialist speakers, short presentations will be delivered which will cover sustainable and ethical investment, tax and VAT and corporate structures.

 

This evening will then provide an opportunity for questions and also give you the chance to discuss other issues affecting you and your charity.

 

Speakers

• Charity Finance - Understanding Current VAT Issues (Peter Jenkins, Director, Peter Jenkins Associates)
• Ethical and Sustainable Investment (Craig Ramsay, Senior Business Development Manager, The Co-operative Bank)
• Corporate Structures for Charities (Nicki McKibben, Senior Associate, McGrigors LLP)

 

Time: 4.30pm - 6.00pm

          6.30pm - Drinks, Canapés and Networking

Venue: Hilton Aberdeen Treetops Hotel, 161 Springfield Road, Aberdeen, AB15 7AQ

28 April 2010 - London

So you think your contract is water tight?

Join us at this practical workshop where we will explore:

• the importance of ensuring you have appropriate contracts in place
• the pitfalls of "tweaking" and how to unravel and take advantage of contracts
• the value of conditions precedent and the commercial impact on contract amendments.

Peter Cashmore, a Partner in our Commercial team and Katharine Davies, Partner in Litigation and Dispute Resolution will discuss the practicalities of contracts and share with you a number of case studies involving complex contracts. 

 

Time:    4.30pm - registration for 4.45pm start
             4.45pm -18.00pm followed by drinks and canapés
Venue: McGrigors,  5 Old Bailey, London EC4M 7BA

02 June 2010 - London

Bribery & Corruption - Managing International Risk

• The British bridge supplier, Mabey & Johnston was recently fined £6.6m for corruption and sanctions violations, and its Managing Director has been charged, by the SFO;
• The CEO of Kellog Brown & Root was imprisoned for 7 years;
• Siemens was fined £1.4bn by US and German authorities;
• BAe Systems is facing prosecution and a potential £1bn fine. A former agent of BAe has been charged in connection with defence contracts between BAe Systems plc and certain countries in Eastern/Central Europe.

What did they do wrong? How did the authorities find out? What lessons can be learned?  How should we remunerate overseas agents? Are facilitation payments allowed? What amounts to "adequate procedures" to prevent corruption?

 

These and other questions will be explored.

 

Anti-corruption enforcement is becoming increasingly global.  In particular US and UK officials have become more proactive in combating corruption. The UK Bribery Bill when enacted will strengthen the UK anti -corruption regime and will give UK officials equal, and in some instances, greater, powers than the US Foreign and Corrupt Practices Act to combat corruption. Despite the risks to companies, their management and employees many companies have not put in place procedures to manage these risks, or, where procedures have been put in place, they have not been revised to comply with current best practice guidance.

 

The seminar will focus on how your company may be exposed to the anti -corruption regime and how such risks can be managed including discussion of:

• the key elements of bribery offences under US and UK legislation
• some compliance basics

 

Time:    4.30pm - registration for 4.45pm start
             4.45pm -18.00pm followed by drinks and canapés
Venue: McGrigors,  5 Old Bailey, London EC4M 7BA

22 June 2010 - London

Life after the election - pain or gain?

 

Peter Bingle, Chairman of renowned Government Relations Company, Bell Pottinger will talk about what a new Government, be it Labour, Conservative or a hung parliament will mean for business and, specifically, what impact the different approaches to reducing public spending by each party will have.  He will also discuss how the differing approaches to governance will affect business. 

 

Time:    4.30pm - registration for 4.45pm start
             4.45pm -18.00pm followed by drinks and canapés
Venue: McGrigors,  5 Old Bailey, London EC4M 7BA