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1 month ago | 
mondaq.com | Mark Hunter |Sarah Ling |Clare Wilson
M Macfarlanes More We are a distinctive law firm, combining expertise, agility, and a client-centric culture to address the most challenging legal demands and foster innovation. Our firm is structured around the needs of our clients, with whom we build long-lasting relationships, tackling complex issues in key practice areas. Our approach is focused and deliberate.
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1 month ago | 
lexology.com | Mark Hunter |Sarah Ling |Clare Wilson
In their current form, agricultural property relief (APR) and business property relief (BPR) provide relief from inheritance tax (either at 50% or 100%) in respect of eligible business or agricultural property.
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Dec 1, 2024 | 
slaw.ca | Mark Hunter |Susannah Tredwell |Catherine Morris
Every week we present the summary of a decision handed down by a Québec court provided to us by SOQUIJ and considered to be of interest to our readers throughout Canada. SOQUIJ is attached to the Québec Department of Justice and collects, analyzes, enriches, and disseminates legal information in Québec.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Nicholas Harries |Paul Hardwick |Mark Hunter |Clare Wilson
Today (30 October 2024), the UK Chancellor, Rachel Reeves,
presented her (much anticipated) first Budget – Labour's
first in 14 years.
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Oct 20, 2024 | 
slaw.ca | Sarah Sutherland |Ian Hu |Mark Hunter |Noel Semple
One Sunday each month we bring you a summary from Supreme Advocacy LLP of recent decisions at the Supreme Court of Canada. Supreme Advocacy LLP offers a weekly electronic newsletter, Supreme Advocacy Letter, to which you may subscribe. It’s a summary of all Appeals, Oral Judgments and Leaves to Appeal granted from August 21 – October 17, 2024 inclusive. AppealsBankruptcy & Insolvency: Corporate Attribution; Fraud & No Benefit ExceptionsAquino v.
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Oct 3, 2024 | 
fullycrypto.com | Mark Hunter
Reading Time: 2 minutes Bitwise Asset Management has filed for the first exchange-traded fund (ETF) based on XRP with the SEC The fund aims to offer direct exposure to XRP, the seventh-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, through a spot ETF This filing arrived just hours before the SEC filed an appeal against a ruling on Ripple’s $125 million penalty Asset management company Bitwise yesterday submitted an application with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)to launch an XRP...
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Aug 18, 2024 | 
slaw.ca | Martin Kratz |Mark Hunter |Jordan Furlong |Alexandra Champagne
One Sunday each month we bring you a summary from Supreme Advocacy LLP of recent decisions at the Supreme Court of Canada. Supreme Advocacy LLP offers a weekly electronic newsletter, Supreme Advocacy Letter, to which you may subscribe. It’s a summary of all Appeals, Oral Judgments and Leaves to Appeal granted from July 26 – August 15, 2024 inclusive. AppealsAboriginal Law: Treaties; Standard of Review; Fiduciary DutiesOntario (Attorney General) v.
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Aug 12, 2024 | 
fullycrypto.com | Mark Hunter |Mark Hunter
Reading Time: 2 minutesRipple has started testing its new stablecoin, Ripple USD (RLUSD), on XRP Ledger and EthereumThe company has entered the growing stablecoin market, with RLUSD backed by US dollars and equivalentsThis testing comes four months after Ripple announced its stablecoin plansSan Francisco-based fintech company Ripple recently announced the commencement of testing for its new stablecoin, Ripple USD (RLUSD), on its own blockchain, XRP Ledger, as well as on Ethereum.
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Jul 18, 2024 | 
fullycrypto.com | Mark Hunter
Reading Time: 2 minutes FTX and the CFTC have reached a $12.7 billion settlement agreement over fraud charges The CFTC filed a complaint in 2022 against FTX, its former CEO, and Alameda Research, accusing them of fraud, causing $8 billion in losses The agency has initially sought a $52.2 billion claim, but the proposed settlement has significantly reduced this amount Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX and the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have reached a $12.7 billion...
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Jun 28, 2024 | 
fullycrypto.com | Mark Hunter
Reading Time: 2 minutesVanEck has filed for the first Solana exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United StatesMatthew Sigel has announced VanEck’s Solana ETF application following Bitcoin and imminent Ethereum ETFsThe Solana ETF filing has surprised many due to the SEC’s attitude towards the broader crypto sectorIn a sign that crypto fever is taking over mainstream finance, prominent investment management firm VanEck has filed for the first Solana exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States.
