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.
The November Budget was something of a mixed bag for entrepreneurs – some good and some bad. Following a plethora of pre-Budget rumours, some of the most important developments were measures which did not in fact happen - there were no...
The enterprise investment scheme ("EIS") is a collection of parallel income tax and capital gains tax ("CGT") reliefs that can apply to investments in companies that carry on a qualifying trade. The scheme is
Investors' relief ("IR") can save an individual investor up to £1 million by reducing the rate of capital gains tax ("CGT") payable by on sales of their qualifying shares from 20% to 10%.
IR combines
Business assets disposal relief ("BADR") was formerly known as entrepreneurs' relief ("ER"). It is a capital gains tax ("CGT") relief which can apply where an individual makes a "material disposal" of "business
Private Wealth Partner, Kyra Motley speaks to STEP about what it means to have won the International Team of the Year Award in 2023.
In the third episode of ‘The Philanthropy Edition’ Alberto Lidji and Clare Stirzaker are joined by Ben Morton Wright, the founder, president and group CEO of Global Philanthropic. Together Alberto, Ben and Clare look at the importance of philanthropists considering the impact of their giving, the power of innovative thinking with charitable strategies and how we can encourage the giving dial to move.
Leasehold reform has been on the agenda for reform for several years. We have reviewed reports, recommendations and government announcements and have reported on promises for reform, but, until now, we have not
The last five years have seen unprecedented changes in the way in which we live, work and socialise. These changes, together with a busy agenda of statutory reform, including the proposals for a new Leasehold
Those with an interest in Landlord and Tenant legislation generally, and enfranchisement in particular, will have approached the King’s Speech delivered today with a heightened sense of interest, and a hope for
Partner, Eleanor Sepanski pens a letter to the Editor of The Financial Times on the topic of how charitable foundations distribute their assets and whether they could be doing
There has been a lot of media interest in the topic of stolen art and artefacts in recent months and figures from the Art Loss Register show that 65,000 items are currently missing from museums around the world. But
The long-running case of Potanina v Potanin is being heard at the Supreme Court this week on the issue of whether a wife should be granted permission to apply for financial relief in England in circumstances in which
In The Law Society Gazette, we outline how Part III of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 (“part III”) is a powerful, but often misunderstood, area of the law.
On 30 October 2023 UK Visas and Immigration published their much anticipated new guidance on eVisas. Millions of visa holders already prove their status through eVisas (such as those on
In Law in Sport, Zoe Jacob provides an overview of the International Sportsperson visa with a focus on foreign footballers coming to play in Premier League and EFL.
The questions of how and when to pass the torch to the next generation loom large over many families. Effective succession planning helps provide a solution to how and when to pass on wealth, control and knowledge to
The winner of the Young London Print Prize for 2023 has now been announced - congratulations to winner, 10 year-old Afsana Miah from Lansbury Lawrence Primary School in Tower Hamlets. Using mono printing with lino
On Thursday evening, we were thrilled to host the 4th Boodle Hatfield Printmaking Prize evening, in partnership with Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair.
We invited nine talented artists, who were
Private Wealth Partner, Clare Stirzaker provides expert commentary in the Financial Times looking at the
More and more owners of digital assets are starting to consider how they can pass the assets on as part of their succession planning. Head of Private Wealth, Hayden Bailey explains all.
Generally, if you have been divorced overseas the English court will recognise that foreign divorce. However, if you have obtained a financial award overseas that does not meet your needs (or indeed if no financial
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