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Boodle Hatfield has been named as a finalist in a trio of categories in the Chambers High Net Worth Awards 2025. The shortlist includes Private Client Team of the Year; Art Law Team of the Year; and Residential Property...
This week marks Children's Mental Health Week and it could not have come at a more apt time. We have now been faced with Covid-19 restrictions for almost a year and the vast majority of children are not currently in
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a singleton in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a pre-nup." So the saying goes.
The more canny of those amongst you, dear readers, will be
The role of a trustee is one of great responsibility and, occasionally, great difficulty. In the case of many trusts established during the lifetime of a settlor, a professional person or entity may be appointed to
In the past few days we have seen Boohoo purchase the Debenhams brand and today it has been announced that Asos have purchased Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge and HIIT from Arcadia Group. Neither of these deals
Becky Shaw explains what to do if you suspect your holiday purchase is a forgery.
In these days of financial austerity owners are looking ever more closely at ways of reducing their liabilities.
Parts of Oxford Street were brought to a standstill on 19 January when a Thames Water burst water main caused havoc, a number of shops had to shut and stock was damaged.
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The UK and US governments have reached an agreement to implement a US law, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), in the UK.
When a settlement is in need of funds, it may be tempting for the trustees to ask the settlor to provide additional cash by way of loan.
How does the Bribery Act impinge on the planning process?
Whilst COVID-19 may be dominating the news headlines, the drone industry have had a steady stream of good news stories this week.
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The recent case of The Creative Foundation -v- Dreamland Leisure Limited & Ors [2015] EWHC 2556 (Ch) is one of the first cases dealing with ownership of street art and more particularly Banksy.
A common issue that arises when dealing with trusts is establishing what information and/or documents a beneficiary is entitled to see, once it is established that they have an interest in the trust.
Landlords of residential property in the UK could be forgiven for feeling painfully targeted by the government in recent years.
The US introduced a number of measures in the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, commonly known as ‘FATCA’, to tackle the use of offshore accounts by US taxpayers to evade US tax.
As litigators, we generally regard it our overriding duty to obtain the best possible result for our clients by (within reason) every means available to us.
The spouse exemption is arguably the most important inheritance tax (IHT) relief, as it ensures that no IHT is payable on any gift made between husbands and wives or civil partners during their lifetime or on death.
The risk of being a victim of property fraud is greater than ever.
I am a trustee of an offshore trust settled by a UK resident, non-UK domiciled settlor (with no UK origins) for the benefit of himself and his family.