CHRISTMAS | Supporting children in the BVI
Staff at Martin Kenney (MKS) in the BVI donated a range of toys to Lions Club Tortola as part of an annual toy drive for Christmas this year.
NEWS | MKS at UN Commission on International Trade Law
MKS solicitor-advocate Shaun Reardon-John appeared at the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) in Vienna with our long-time friend and colleague, Dr Henrique Forrsell of Duarte Forssell Advogados, helping to develop a a model law on cross-border asset recovery.
⚡️ ECJ ruling | Martin Kenney tells UK’s Mail newspaper of flaws in UBO registers
Martin Kenney told the Mail on Sunday newspaper in the UK that public registers are an affront to the right to privacy and also rarely have the intended effect of increasing effective enforcement.
OPINION | The Law Commission’s reform of the confiscation regime (UK)
Tony McClements, managing director of investigations at MKS, welcomes the review of the confiscation regime announced by the Law Commission in the UK.
NEWS | MKS assists in first ever Brazilian recognition of BVI insolvency
MKS assists Grant Thornton, with Duarte Forssell Advogados, to obtain the first Brazilian recognition of a BVI insolvency proceeding under UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency.
OPINION | Why the U.K. should follow the U.S.’s whistleblowing lead
The UK should follow the USA’s approach to incentivising whistleblowing says Tony McClements, head of investigations at MKS.
OPINION | The future of the SFO
The head of our investigations unit, Tony McClements, believes that a merger between the Serious Fraud Office (UK) and the National Crime Agency (NCA) would not only secure the SFO’s remit for the future, but provide its team with the additional resources and expertise that it currently lacks.
NEWS | New hire further bolsters investigations unit
Martin Kenney & Co (MKS) has further bolstered its investigative capabilities with the hire of financial investigator, Sarah Margarson.
CONFERENCE | MKS sponsors OA London
Martin Kenney & Co (MKS) is delighted to be sponsoring this year’s Offshore Alert London conference, the first OA event in London since 2019.
NEWS | Harley Thomas qualifies as Certified Fraud Examiner
MKS’s newest investigator, Harley Thomas, has become a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), a highly-coveted qualification provided by the world’s largest anti-fraud organisation, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE).