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 has been named as a finalist in two categories in the STEP Private Client Awards 2025: 'Contentious Trusts and Estates Team of the Year (Midsize Firm)' and 'Family Business Advisory Practice of the Year'.
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The Domestic Abuse Bill 2021 has been strengthened this week to recognise post-separation abuse as a criminal offence. The amendment to the Bill is a welcome addition after months of campaigning by survivors of
Today’s Budget confirmed that the Inheritance Tax (IHT) threshold will not be changed until 2026 at the earliest – meaning that it will have been kept at the same rate for 17 years.
In the Budget this week, the Chancellor Rishi Sunak provided further details about the UK Infrastructure Bank tasked with bringing "world-class infrastructure" to the UK.
The bank will have £12bn of
The UK listing rules are currently in the spotlight, with the Government keen to make London a more attractive place for listings.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer stood up today to present what he must be hoping was his “end of” or “almost end of” pandemic budget. It is clear that the state of public finances is not at all where Rishi Sunak would wish it to be – at least in normal times.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer stood up yesterday to present what he must be hoping was his "end of" or "almost end of" pandemic budget and it is clear that the state of public finances is not at all where Rishi
The UK industrial/warehouse market has been enjoying a sustained period of growth and a number of recent market surveys, including this one carried out by Allsop's, predict that this trend shows no sign of slowing
In his latest blog, Ian Fletcher of the British Property Federation (BPF) sets out an
Leading private wealth law firm Boodle Hatfield, has promoted Edward Allan to Partner in its top-ranked Residential Property Team.
We are now in March and still no closer to understanding the detail behind the Government's intended form of the law relating to leasehold properties.
The latest announcement, published on 7 January, raises
A ruling in a Beijing divorce court has led to an eruption on social media. Apparently under a new law, the judge has ordered a husband to compensate his wife for the housework she carried out during their five-year
There are two main forms of property ownership in England. These are freehold and leasehold…
Tenants of long leases of flats (granted for a term of over 21 years) have the right to acquire the freehold of the building, and any intermediate leasehold interests (on a collective basis).
For some time, those advising clients on leasehold property, and specifically in relation to potential enfranchisement claims have had to temper their advice due to the fact that the law is likely to be the subject of change.
It's been a long time coming for those engaged couples who have had to postpone their big day. Some may have had to re-arrange more than once given that few of us anticipated the impact of Covid-19 on our lives when
Skyports have today announced their partnership with the NHS in Scotland.
Drones will be transporting COVID-19 and other test samples, COVID-19 testing kits, medicines and PPE between Lorn and Islands Hospital
We all know couples who have had to cancel, postpone, reschedule or otherwise drastically change their marriage plans this year. Indeed, the idea of being shoulder to shoulder with your nearest and dearest enjoying a
The UK has the third largest aviation network in the world, and the second largest aerospace manufacturing sector, but despite these credentials the UK airspace is in need of significant modernisation. Unmanned
The pandemic has been a particularly testing time for most business, but the one sector that has thrived in these difficult times is the technology sector. It is not just the Amazons and Telsas’ of this world but the nascent unmanned aircraft system (UAS) (or drones) which have been soaring.
The world has been dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic for over a year and while people are acutely aware of the limitations it poses on their lives on a daily basis, we are now beginning to see the wider impact of
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