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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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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

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15 Feb 2022 Senior executives: towards a new world of work?

In Personnel Today, Employment Partner, Simon Gorham reflects on how Senior executives looking to move jobs need to think long and hard about contractual provisions as a new era dawns.

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15 Feb 2022 With good governance, the devil is in the detail

Private Wealth Partner, Simon Rylatt reflects on the common reasons for, and consequences of, strained relations arising within wealthy families and their businesses.

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11 Feb 2022 Children’s Mental Health Week

This week is children's mental health week. The theme of this year's awareness week is Growing Together, focusing on how children have grown and can help others to do so. 

Many children and young people

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09 Feb 2022 You’ve Got A Deal: Heads of Terms – Part 2 (Dark Stores Focus)

This is the second in a series of posts discussing the key points to be considered when negotiating heads of terms. In line with the

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14 Feb 2022 300 Years of Family Life

February – with Valentine’s Day at its heart – is the month for romance. And, as our firm celebrates its 300th anniversary, we want to look at how family life, love and marriage have altered since 1722, the year our firm was founded.

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08 Feb 2022 Picasso Family Feud, NFTs and Intellectual Property Laws

As widely reported, and covered in our Art Law & More blog, one of Picasso's granddaughters, Marina Picasso, and her son, DJ and

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08 Feb 2022 Common Conveyancing Complications (and how to solve them)

Chartered Legal Executive, James Gostling reflects on the complexities that can arise throughout the course of a property transaction and highlights how identifying hurdles as early as possible will minimise delays and ensure that solutions are found in the most timely and cost-effective manner.

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07 Feb 2022 How crypto is transforming the real estate market

I suspect I am not the only one who is highly suspicious of crypto and is keeping my hard earned savings far away from Bitcoin, Dogecoin and NFTs.

One sector where even I can see crypto creating a lot of

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02 Feb 2022 Hermès sues the creator of NFTs resembling the iconic Birkin handbag

The French luxury house, Hermès, is suing the creator of a line of one hundred digital handbags named "MetaBirkins".

The creator, Mason Rothschild, has designed 100 handbags resembling the iconic Hermès

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28 Jan 2022 Leasehold reform: Introducing mandatory leasebacks in collective enfranchisement claims

In part four, Real Estate Partner, Simon Kerrigan reflects on the Government proposal to introduce mandatory leasebacks in collective enfranchisement claims.

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28 Jan 2022 Leasehold reform: Introducing a non-residential limit of 50% for individual freehold claims

In part three, Real Estate Partner, Simon Kerrigan provides details on the Government proposal to introduce a non-residential limit of 50% for individual freehold claims.