Scottish Independence Scotland’s first minister, Sturgeon, has campaigned for holding a second referendum on Scottish independence from the UK but last week the Supreme Court ruled that only Westminster could have the legal authority to grant a vote on this. The last referendum, in 2014, showed 55% support for Scotland remaining in the union versus 45% favouring the formation of a new nation. Sturgeon had planned to hold a plebiscite next year ...
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Sustainability is a rapidly evolving topic shaped by the urgent need to find innovative solutions to global challenges, as well as increasing regulation requiring increased transparency on companies’ sustainability performance. On 24 November the BSCC welcomed members to a webinar on Sustainability Due Diligence with Cederquist law firm. During the webinar the speakers Elsa Arbrandt and Sara Magnéli, both lawyers and part of the Corporate Sustainability team at Cederquist law firm, ...
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It has been a great privilege to be part of the Bright Green Summit organised in cooperation with Mundus International and AmCham Sweden - American Chamber of Commerce in Sweden. The summit has featured great insight from both private and public sector, not least from our member HSBC and the British Ambassador to Sweden. Thank you to everyone involved for facilitating such nuanced conversations. The summit has underscored the urgency of ...
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On Monday evening we had the honour of welcoming representatives from our Patron companies to our Annual Patrons’ Dinner with guest of honour and speaker Peter Carlsson, CEO & Founder, Northvolt. We would like to extend many thanks to Peter Carlsson for sharing great insights from Northvolt’s journey and shedding some light on the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. We would also like to extend a very big thank you to our Patron members. Your ...
Read MoreEmma is partner at Schjødt law firm. She has extensive experience in advising companies in distressed situations and she also represents clients in connection with insolvency related litigation. She is regularly appointed as an administrator in company reorganisation, bankruptcy trustee and liquidator. Emma is a member of the Research Panel for Insolvency Law and Law of Personal Property at the Stockholm Centre for Commercial Law (SCCL), deputy board member of the ...
Read MoreUK Recession Looms During Q3 of 2022 the UK economy contracted by 0.2% as rising costs impacted businesses and households. The Bank of England (BoE) forecasts Q4 to also be in decline which would then tip the UK into a “very challenging” two-year recession. This would mark the longest recession since records officially began in the 1920s and unemployment is expected to double to 6.5%. However, the UK remains the only ...
Read MoreWe are delighted to present our newest patron member, RPC (Reynolds Porter Chamberlain). RPC is an international commercial law firm that provides a spectrum of legal services to global business across a wide range of industry sectors and practices. The firm is headquartered in London and has offices in Bristol, Singapore, Hong Kong, and a legal presence in over 100 countries. Today the firm employs 750 professionals, and it can ...
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UK Economic Outlook The Bank of England (BoE) this week revealed it’s economic outlook for the UK with the nation set to face its longest recession since the Great Depression of the 1930s. The country faces a “very challenging” two-year recession after the BoE believes the UK entered a recession during the summer which it estimates will not end until the first half of 2024. Secondly, the BoE anticipates that unemployment ...
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UK Tax Rises The PM (Sunak) and his Chancellor (Hunt) are said to be exploring tax increases and public spending cuts in a bid to fill the gap in public finances. The budgetary tightening of around £50bn is necessary due to the weak economic forecast delivered last week by the Office for Budget Responsibility. In context, this equates to around 2% of GDP and equals the scale of the austerity Budget ...
Read MoreMichaël began his career as a doctor where he observed the consequences of poor leadership. Similarly, in the world of business the actions of leaders have large ripple effects. This has motivated Michaël to devote his work towards cultivating positive, powerful and sustainable leadership.Michaël Berglund, the founder of Michaël Berglund Group, a firm specialising in executive recruitment and leadership development, was recently awarded with the IIC Partner Lifetime Achievment award. ...
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