by Dr Edgar Paltzer | Apr 16, 2025 | Business
Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) refers to various means of resolving a dispute without needing to go to court. ADR schemes can include mediation and may be used to solve a dispute with a neighbour, family members, an ex-partner or a seller, trader or company. How...
by Dr Edgar Paltzer | Apr 8, 2025 | Business
For many family businesses, the goal of handing the enterprise over to the next generation in the future – ideally healthy and in a good position from which to grow – is an important one. In such challenging times, this endeavour may seem harder than ever before, but...
by Dr Edgar Paltzer | Jul 27, 2023 | Business
Family office structures offer a set of bespoke services that help to protect a family’s wealth and manage its investments, assets, residences and businesses, all via a single administrative point. A family office can safeguard wealth both now and for future...
by Dr Edgar Paltzer | Feb 21, 2023 | Business, Finance, Law
A team of family office professionals, private wealth managers and trust experts met in the last quarter of 2022 at Carlton Tower in Jumeirah for a roundtable discussion on issues facing the management of family wealth. This in-depth discussion from industry experts...
by Dr Edgar Paltzer | Feb 1, 2023 | Business, Finance
The number of family businesses successfully being passed on to the next generation has been falling. Five years ago, approximately a third were being transitioned to second-generation leadership. Today, this number is closer to 19% or less than a fifth. One of the...
by Dr Edgar Paltzer | Jan 27, 2023 | Business, Law
Dispute resolution is an alternative to litigation that can help resolve conflict without the cost and time involved in going to court. Dispute resolution is most commonly used in civil cases where there are no criminal charges. Mediation and arbitration are two of...
