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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.

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31 Aug 2022 Family Businesses: Planning for the worst

In the Family Business edition of the STEP Journal, Private Wealth Partner, Hayden Bailey sets out the advantages of a business having an emergency board plan.

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26 Aug 2022 Life During Law: Sara Maccallum

Senior Partner & Head of the Commercial Tax, Sara Maccallum reflects on her career to date in Legal Business’ Life During Law interview series.

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26 Aug 2022 ‘Pet-nups’: clauses used to avoid a pug-of-war

Today marks national dog day and pet owners across the globe are celebrating their beloved four legged friends. Many will agree that their pets sit at the heart of the

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25 Aug 2022 Do I have to give my ex shares in our business? – Emily Brand provides expert commentary in The Financial Times

Family & Divorce Partner, Emily Brand provides expert commentary in the Financial Times looking at the following

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24 Aug 2022 James Woods-Davison speaks at the ThoughtLeaders4 & ContTrA event on ‘Investment & ESG’

Senior Associate, James Woods-Davison is speaking the at the ThoughtLeaders4 & ConTrA Private Client Summer School: The Ultimate Insider’s Guide, taking place at Downing College, Cambridge on 24th – 26th August 2022.

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23 Aug 2022 ‘Swarm’ – a new climate art installation coming soon

Today it has been announced that a new climate art installation, Swarm, by Leonie Bradley will be unveiled on the eve of the UN climate change conference,

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22 Aug 2022 A dissection of delays in the family courts – Katie O’Callaghan comments in Today’s Family Lawyer

Delays at the family courts have increased by almost a quarter in the last year, reaching a record high of 42.7 weeks for divorce cases to complete up from 34.4 weeks in 2020-21.

On this fact, Katie

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22 Aug 2022 My neighbour’s builders have damaged my property. What can I do? – Kellie Jones provides expert commentary in The Sunday Times

Litigation Partner, Kellie Jones provides expert commentary in The Sunday Times looking at the

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18 Aug 2022 You’ve Got A Deal: Heads of Terms – Part 6 (Dark Stores Focus)

This is the sixth, and final, post in a series discussing the key points to be considered when negotiating heads of terms. In line with the other five (

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16 Aug 2022 Number of estates caught by IHT is growing

Private Wealth Partner, Kyra Motley writes for the FT Adviser highlighting how the average inheritance tax bill has hit a record high of £216,000 this year, with more estates being pulled under the scope of the tax.

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16 Aug 2022 Families inheriting portfolios are likely to have made big losses given the stock markets – Kyra Motley comments in the Telegraph & Wealth Briefing

Boodle Hatfield has released new figures, showing that recent stock market volatility is likely to have caused significant investment losses. 1,640 taxpayers a year on average* have been forced to apply for refunds

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15 Aug 2022 A week in the life of a Vacation Scheme Student: Week 2 – Mary-Anne Grego

Each summer we welcome six students to join us for a two-week period for our Vacation Scheme. The annual event enables the candidates to get an insight into working at Boodle Hatfield and gauge

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11 Aug 2022 How family businesses can weather the emotional and financial storm of divorce proceedings

In Today’s Family Lawyer, Partner, Katie O’Callaghan details how family businesses can weather the emotional and financial storm of divorce proceedings to protect assets and avoid the loss of control in future.

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11 Aug 2022 Questions remain amid Covid rent arrears arbitration scheme – Kellie Jones comments in Property Week

The Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022 received Royal Assent on 24 March this year. It created a legally binding arbitration scheme to deal with the commercial rent arrears that arose as a result of the

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09 Aug 2022 A week in the life of a Vacation Scheme Student: Week 1 – Caleb Bester

Each summer we welcome six students to join us for a two-week period for our Vacation Scheme. The annual event enables the candidates to get an insight into working at Boodle Hatfield and gauge

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09 Aug 2022 Boodle Hatfield’s July NFT Litigation Roundup: Court allows service by NFT airdrop, and Tarantino files for early determination of Miramax’s claim

Welcome to our monthly NFT litigation roundup.

Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) are the topic of much debate, and the disputes around them continue to raise interesting legal questions and challenges.

When

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04 Aug 2022 Increase in cyclists: what should commercial landlords adapting space in buildings to include bike parking consider?

Today (4th August) marks "cycle to work day". An article published in the Evening Standard on 19 July 2022 referenced a 14% increase in weekday cyclists in London by comparing data from March to mid-June 2022 with

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09 Aug 2022 Savills Summer Showcase in partnership with Boodle Hatfield and Barclays

We are delighted to be partnering with Savills for their Summer Showcase on 9th – 11th August at The Carlton Tower Jumeirah, London.

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03 Aug 2022 Feeling the pinch? Will there be compensation for the costs of living crisis on divorce?

2022 has seen the cost of living rise at its fastest rate for 30 years with consumer prices, as measured by the Consumer Price Index, being 6.2% higher in February 2022 than the year prior. Significantly, inflation

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02 Aug 2022 National Surrogacy Week: the experience of an intended parent

In celebration of National Surrogacy Week we take the opportunity to reflect on the experience of those who have been through the process in the UK, such as the