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, is delighted to announce the arrival of Dom Rothbarth as a Partner in its Private Client and Tax team. Dom joins from Taylor Wessing.
Dom brings considerable...
In Episode Two, we talk to a new parent, Stuart Armfield, who has recently navigated surrogacy with his husband. welcoming son Rio into the world last year. We draw on the expertise of Andrew Coutts from the International Fertility Company and Immigration law specialist, Rahul Batra from Hudson McKenzie to collectively look at the considerations for couples and individuals looking to grow a family via surrogacy and where one might start, with a special focus on international surrogacy.
A slightly surprising Twitter argument erupted last week between Lord Sugar and PwC, with the former criticising the latter's decision to allow staff to down tools at lunch on Fridays over the summer.
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Boodle Hatfield’s renowned family law team held a diverse, thought-provoking panel discussion on what drives our relationships and whether the institution of marriage will continue for another three hundred years, and, if so, in what format.
In a recent industry update from Galleon, our experts reflect on how crypto currency assets are dealt with during divorce.
Welcome to our monthly NFT litigation roundup.
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) are the topic of much debate and interest and the questions, legal issues and disputes around them continue to soar.
When faced
This week, the Queen's speech set out the Government’s proposed policy targets for the 2022-2023 parliamentary session. At a time when the threat of growing energy prices has been dominating headlines, some in the
The CEO of financial services firm TallyMoney, Cameron Parry, has announced that the company will be offering employees salary payments in gold, with other companies offering cryptocurrency as an alternative to
In this final part of our series looking at the lifecycle of a digital asset, Hugo Brown reflects on where the real value lies in the Blockchain and ‘crypto’.
Hugo Brown considers the lifecycle of a digital asset and explore what else can be tokenised.
Remarkably, around one fifth of the UK population now own at least some form of ‘crypto’, be that an NFT or cryptocurrency. In this series of insights, Hugo Brown touches briefly on the steps involved in creating and transferring NFTs before exploring in more depth some potential use cases for Blockchain technology.
Partner and Head of Private Wealth, Andrea Zavos is co-hosting the fourth Fresh Perspectives Contentious Trusts Conference on May 15 – 16. Senior Associate, James Woods-Davison, will be joining Andrea in Barcelona for the conference.
Property Week has highlighted some encouraging data from Cushman & Wakefield this week on Central London office take-up, focussing on the reported 69% hike in take-up for Q1 2022 as against Q1 2021.
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Interested in the latest trends in the emerging field of NFTs? Watch Associate, Fred Clark and the PCD Club on YouTube for a discussion looking at non-fungible tokens, the provenance, valuation, estate planning, the future and much more.
In Episode One, we are joined by Andrew Coutts – the CEO of the International Fertility Company and Barrister, Andrew Powell from 4PB. Collectively we discuss the definition of surrogacy and the science involved. Together they explain the current laws in place in England and Wales and how these differ to those overseas to support both couples and individuals looking to explore and pursue that often long awaited family.
The Surrogacy Landscape Podcast is a three-part series brought to you by the Family Law team at Boodle Hatfield. The series discusses the legal implications of growing a family via surrogacy, to help couples and individuals get to grips with the landscape at the outset to ensure that their journey to parenthood is smooth and safe for all involved. The series looks at the full surrogacy lifecycle, the practicalities that need to be considered and the law that currently governs the process in the UK.
The concept of surrogacy has historically been seen as a taboo subject. As a result, it is not surprising that many may be unfamiliar with the process and the legal implications in this jurisdiction. With the ever increasing role surrogacy plays in modern families and its growth in popularity, particularly in recent times, we seek to address below some of the questions you might have about the process.
On Thursday 12 May, Private Wealth Partner, Kyra Motley will be speaking at the Cross Border Planning: The Next Generation Conference in Dubai.
Earlier today, Family and Divorce Partner, Harriet Errington joined
Boodle Hatfields’ industry-leading expertise has been recognised in The Lawyers’ prestigious awards that celebrates excellence across the legal industry.
Charlie Hewlett, Senior Associate at Boodle Hatfield says: “The gulf in share options granted to men and women shows there is clearly considerable work to be done in narrowing the gender remuneration gap. Share option schemes can be a powerful retention tool, especially for managers in high growth sectors. These figures are likely to reflect the ongoing underrepresentation of women in such roles.”
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