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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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08 Mar 2022 Value of UK PE deals by HNWs doubles in past year to reach £2.3bn – the highest in a decade

Private Wealth Partner, Kyra Motley reflects on how the opportunity for high returns from deals continues to attract the ultra-wealthy to private equity, alongside the genuine love to see businesses grow.

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11 Mar 2022 NFTs: what are they?

Associate Fred Clark and Trainee Solicitor Ruby Dyce explain what NFTs are and how they relate to the Blockchain.

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14 Mar 2022 Trusts and Estates Litigation Forum 2022

Private Wealth Partner, Mark Lindley is attending and speaking at the Trusts and Estates Litigation Forum.

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11 Mar 2022 You’ve Got A Deal: Heads of Terms – Part 3 (Dark Stores Focus)

This is the third in a series of posts discussing the key points to be considered when negotiating heads of terms. In line with the other two (part

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11 Mar 2022 Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill – How helpful is the recently published guidance?

Litigation Partner Kellie Jones and Associate Curtis Payn provide an update on the guidance to the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill.

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11 Mar 2022 NFTs: How To Buy One

Associate Fred Clark and Trainee Solicitor Ruby Dyce take you through the step by step process of buying an NFT.

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07 Mar 2022 Commercial Contracts – Six questions to ask yourself when limiting liability

At Boodle Hatfield we deal with a whole range of commercial contracts. Regardless of whether it’s a contract for the sale of furniture or the supply of software, however, the most crucial clauses are often those

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04 Mar 2022 Flexi-working abroad – A walk in the park?

The working from home revolution is here to stay in the aftermath of Covid. So, if you can work remotely from anywhere, why not a sunny villa overlooking the Tuscan hills? Spain has acknowledged this trend and

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01 Mar 2022 Lifting the secrecy behind offshore companies

Private Wealth Senior Associate, Julie Howard reflects on the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill that was published on 1 March 2022.

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01 Mar 2022 £1.7bn given to charities through wills per year – 300 HNWs donate more than £1m each

Private Wealth Partner, Kyra Motley, comments on how charities are increasingly seeing gifts in Wills as a growth area of income and reasons why it is tax efficient to make charitable gifts in a Will.

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28 Feb 2022 Draft guidance published for arbitrators under the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill

The Government has now published the draft guidance for arbitrators on the exercise of their functions under the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill ("the Bill"). The guidance confirms that it is a working draft and

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28 Feb 2022 Boodle Hatfield advises The Young London Print Prize (YLPP) pro bono

Fred Clark, Associate and member of the firm's Art Law & More team has advised on the establishment of a Community Interest Company (CIC), a not-for-profit company and social enterprise, for the

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25 Feb 2022 Sotheby’s $20-30 million CryptoPunks sale called off minutes before the auction was scheduled to launch.

CryptoPunks are an NFT collection of 10,000 pixelated characters on the Ethereum blockchain, released by Larva Labs in 2017. Originally an experiment, they have become some of the most expensive and sought-after

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24 Feb 2022 Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill changes – Are you ready?

Partner, Kellie Jones and Associate, Curtis Payn provide a summary of the anticipated changes related to the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill that will impact both landlords and tenants.

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23 Feb 2022 February NFT Litigation Roundup: Art Wars, Hermes “MetaBirkins”, and more…

Welcome to our monthly NFT litigation roundup.

As the rise of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) continues to soar, so too do the questions, legal issues and disputes around them.

When faced with such a high

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08 Mar 2022 International Women’s Day 2022

Boodle Hatfield are delighted to celebrate the success of women at all levels on International Women’s Day. A handful of females around the firm to share their experiences in the industry.

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22 Feb 2022 The International Tax Planning Association Conference: 23 – 25 February 2022

This Thursday, Private Wealth Associate Laura Cullinane will be speaking at The International Tax Planning Association Conference in Monte Carlo. Laura will be discussing the OECD Inheritance Report.

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21 Feb 2022 Zeroing in on climate change clauses

Customers are increasingly turning their attention to the environmental impact of their purchase decisions. Shareholders, investors and entrepreneurs are aware of this and are looking for ways to follow. Events like

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21 Feb 2022 Offshore borrowing: the collateral trap for remittance basis users

Senior Associate, Julie Howard reflects on the changes to offshore tax guidance that was brought in by  HMRC last year.

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15 Feb 2022 The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 receives Royal Assent

Over 12 months ago, the government announced imminent plans to reform leasehold in England and Wales and during this time, we have seen some