News – Bucharest
Neil McGregor had been a member of the jury this year as well of the Annual Public Debate Competition Sir Winston Churchill “Future Leaders”
Neil McGregor, Managing Partner of McGregor & Partners and President of the British-Romanian Chamber of Commerce made part of the select jury of the traditional debate contest Sir Winston Churchill “Future Leaders” in which young students from international schools from Romania, but also from Europe are debating important topics of the concrete reality. This year, […]
The Innovative Technology BRCC Power Breakfast
On 19 November 2019, our Managing Partner Neil McGregor took part at the British-Romanian Chamber of Commerce event on the occasion of the visit of Her Majesty Trade Commissioner for Europe in Romania. The topic of the event was the Innovative Technology and there were several speakers as: HM British Ambassador, Andrew Noble, Lorilloux Murielle […]
The 21st edition of the Caledonian Ball
The 21st edition of the Caledonian Ball took place on 17 November 2018 at the Intercontinental Hotel Bucharest, organized by the British Foundation Light into Europe. Neil McGregor, Managing partner of McGregor & Partners was the master of ceremony at this event, being in this position for more than 10 years. Moreover, Neil McGregor is […]
Business Power Breakfast on Data Protection & Sharing hosted by KPMG
Our Managing partner and the new appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of the British Romanian Chamber of Commerce, Neil McGregor, moderated on 14.11.2018 the Business Power Breakfast on Data Protection & Sharing envisaging the exit of UK from European Union, hosted by KPMG in Romania. The conclusion of the meeting was that although […]
Neil McGregor is the new Chairman of the British Romanian Chamber of Commerce
Bucharest, 12 November 2018 – Neil McGregor (managing partner of McGregor & Partners and a director of Purcari Wineries) has succeeded Colin Lovering as Chairman of the British Romanian Chamber of Commerce (BRCC). Neil, previously one of the Vice-Chairmen of the BRCC, is a British solicitor and a member of the Bucharest Bar, being managing […]
McGregor & Partners assists Fauna & Flora International to acquire 115 hectares of land in Transylvania to provide a key corridor for large carnivores as part of the EU’s Life Connect Carphatians
Bucharest, 9 October 2018: Romania is home to a wide range of plant and animal life and supports key populations of large carnivores, including around 40% of Europe’s brown bears. The Zarand landscape corridor plays a vital role in the conservation of these charismatic animals, located at the heart of a landscape corridor that runs […]
Working on Brexit continues…
On Thursday 26 July Neil McGregor, Vice-Chairman of the British Romanian Chamber of Commerce and convenor of the Chamber’s working group on BREXIT, met a senior civil servant from the Department for Exiting the European Union. The main areas for discussion was the manufacturing, agriculture and fisheries, but this was an opportunity to present the […]
BRCC Event – UK business opportunities and other facilities – before and after Brexit
Neil McGregor spoke at a conference on business opportunities between Romania and the UK, as Vice-Chairman of the British Romanian Chamber of Commerce. Despite – or perhaps because of – the start of Brexit negotiations, I was delighted to find that there is such interest amongst Romanian businesses and entrepreneurs in doing business with the […]
Brexit – Meeting with the UK Minister of State for Exiting the EU and Minister for Europe
As part of the BRCC’s continuing work to present the concerns of our members about Brexit and to help in planning for the coming changes, the BRCC will be represented by Neil McGregor, Vice-Chairman, at a meeting organised by the Council of British Chambers of Commerce in Europe (COBCOE) with the UK Minister of State […]
European Ethics & Compliance Forum
10-11 November 2016. European Ethics & Compliance Forum (the “Forum”). Neil McGregor represented McGregor & Partners and British Romanian Chamber of Commerce at the Forum, held at Intercontinental hotel and organized by the Centre for Advanced Research in Management and Applied Ethics, the European Ethics & Compliance Association and their partners. The Forum gathered specialists […]
Double standards? The UK gets serious on foreign bribery
One of the reasons for the introduction of the UK Bribery Act in 2010 relates to the commercial and business realities, such as UK companies doing business outside UK, either in their name, or through associates and/or holding companies. As it may be difficult for the UK authorities to prosecute bribery offences which take place […]
Lessons Learned on the anti-corruption practices
On 20 September British solicitor Neil McGregor, as Managing Partner of McGregor & Partners and as Vice-Chairman of the British Romanian Chamber of Commerce, spoke at the conference “Strengthening Anti-corruption in the Romanian Business Sector – The UK Bribery Act and the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Lessons Learned”. This event was organised in Bucharest […]