Our team of experts shine a spotlight on new legal developments, share their views on the impact of current affairs, and offer insights on issues that could impact you and your business.
Boodle Hatfield, the leading private wealth and real estate law firm, has announced the arrival of two new Partners, welcoming Neil Biswas to its Real Estate team from Trowers & Hamlins and David Davies to its Corporate & Commercial team...
In the next episode of the Lessons in Legacy Podcast, Alberto Lidji and Clare Stirzaker are joined by Derek Bardowell. Together they look at the importance of philanthropists considering the impact of their initiatives, they look at how funding and giving can ‘sweat’ the most and the challenges of gratification vs impact.
Planning your move from South Africa to the UK? Partner, Julie Howard looks at how an individual will be taxed once they are living in the UK on an ongoing basis.
In the New Law Journal, we discuss the wide-ranging powers of the English court to intervene following foreign divorce proceedings and the power of Pt III applications.
In Global Banking and Finance, Private Wealth Partner, Kyra Motley outlines the importance of family governance and comprehensive estate planning and the need to consider more than bricks and mortar, businesses, heirlooms, and cash as valuable assets.
Partner, Simon Kerrigan and Senior Associate, Kate Symons outline the options within the ‘Modern leasehold: restricting ground rents for existing leases’ consultation and the potential impact for both freeholders and tenants.
The salary threshold for the Skilled Worker visa has been headline news since the announcement of the precipitous net migration figures, a fortnight ago. The government has been under significant political pressure
Following the latest Autumn statement, Associate, Jenny Wilson-Smith outlines the measures on pensions and ISAs that will take effect from 6 April 2024.
Private Wealth Associates, Alex Gamble and Jenny Wilson-Smith signpost the recently published UK Supreme Court’s judgment in the important case of HMRC v Fisher (2023) UKSC44. Which culminated in a fundamental argument about who is capable of being a “transferor” for purposes of the transfer of assets abroad regime.
Legal Director, Emma Haley and Trainee, Tom Heathcote share their thoughts on the latest consultation and the concerns around whether it is necessary to pursue immediate change.
In eprivateclient, Legal Director, David Lingham summarises the current position when it comes to taxation for UK resident individuals owning or disposing of cryptoassets.
Second staircase timescale for implementation
The Government confirmed in July that new guidance would be introduced requiring second staircases in
Landlords of residential properties have become familiar with the requirement to provide their tenants with an Energy Performance Certificate of band E or better before letting or continuing to
The Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 became law at the end of October. A substantial piece of legislation with a not terribly eye-catching title aimed at 'levelling up' and
Leasehold reform has been on the political agenda for several years and there was therefore considerable speculation as to what the King's Speech in November would bring, particularly in the areas of enfranchisement
In Charity Finance, Partner, Eleanor Sepanski and Trainee, Kate Phipps analyse the methods encouraging charitable trusts to increase charitable giving.
Ada Ventures, a UK venture capital firm, has recently released a first of its kind report, in partnership with Diversity VC and Google Cloud, examining where £6.6 billion of limited partner capital has been invested
In our latest digest, our team of experts shine a spotlight some of new legal developments and offer some insights on issues that are currently shaping the property market.
Business property relief (BPR) reduces the taxable value of business assets for UK inheritance tax purposes, however there are scenarios where a business is not eligible for BPR. Senior Associate, Michael Duffy looks at the latest Butler v HMRC TC 8949 case, which was denied relief.
Following a number of high profile will disputes in recent months, Partner, Nicola Bushby was asked to comment in
Earlier today, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt took to his feet to unveil his 110 measures that will impact millions of people across the UK in his Autumn Statement.
In his opening, he referenced
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