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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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14 Dec 2020 Entrepreneurs – 6 things to know about your first funding round

For many entrepreneurs completing their first round of funding is a well earned validation of the time and energy they have to put into their venture. Here are six things entrepreneurs should bear in mind.

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08 Dec 2020 UK’s Top 100 family businesses grew turnover 13% to £158bn last year – far outstripping FTSE 100

The UK’s Top 100 family businesses* grew their turnover 13% from £138bn to £158bn in the past year, far outstripping the 0.1% turnover growth of the FTSE 100, shows a new study by Boodle Hatfield, the leading private wealth law firm.

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07 Dec 2020 Brexit: Choice of jurisdictions could leave spouses millions better or worse off

There is a rush amongst the estranged spouses of High Net Worth individuals to file for divorce in England before the December 31 Brexit deadline.

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09 Dec 2020 Commercial evictions ban extended…again

So, the ban on commercial evictions has been extended again.  No one can deny that many have been hit hard by the pandemic (and continue to suffer).  Shops, restaurants and theatres, to name just a few,

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09 Dec 2020 Finders Keepers? Government moves to redefine ‘treasure’ to increase protection for archaeological finds

Certain hobbyists around the country have increasingly turned to roaming around the countryside with metal detectors in hand searching for buried treasure. Most will only find pieces of shopping trollies, 1p coins

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09 Dec 2020 Passing Wealth to the Next Generation

Over the last six months, Coronavirus has focussed minds on how wealth will be passed to the next generation. We are increasingly seeing clients contact us to get their financial affairs in order, primarily as a

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04 Dec 2020 Special Contribution – what is it and who makes it?

England and Wales is known to be one of the most generous jurisdictions in the world; London in particular has developed a headline-grabbing reputation as the “divorce capital of world”.

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03 Dec 2020 What will become of our high streets?

With news of the collapse of Debenhams and Arcadia, we cannot help but wonder what will become of our high streets?

Even before COVID-19 our high streets were contracting and organisations across the country

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25 Jan 2017 Boodle Hatfield overturn £3.75m divorce settlement at Court of Appeal

Law firm Boodle Hatfield has today (25 January) successfully appealed six orders made during the course of a long-running divorce battle between…

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11 Apr 2018 Court of Appeal deliver decision on special contributions in divorce cases

The Court of Appeal has today (11 April) released its judgment in Work v Gray, a case involving…

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18 Apr 2017 Mark Lindley promoted to Partner

We are delighted to announce the promotion of Mark Lindley to Partner.

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18 Apr 2017 Government issues call for evidence on beneficial ownership register of offshore entities owning UK property

The Government has published proposals to create a publicly available register of beneficial owners of companies and other legal entities which own UK properties.

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12 Jun 2017 Boodle Hatfield strengthens growing family team with new partner

Law firm Boodle Hatfield has strengthened its expanding family team with the appointment of partner Emily Brand.

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13 Sep 2017 Boodle Hatfield hosts the IBA/Arab Women Business Lawyers Seminar

Boodle Hatfield is delighted to be hosting the upcoming International Bar Association and Arab International Women’s Forum seminar…

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05 Oct 2018 Arab International Women’s Forum and IBA debate Gender Equality for the professions at Boodle Hatfield

Boodle Hatfield’s Middle East team on 19 September hosted the International Bar Association (IBA) and Arab International Women’s Forum (AIWF)’s Women Business Lawyer’s event.

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09 Nov 2018 Boodle Hatfield advise Ascent Underwriting on private equity investment

Law firm Boodle Hatfield has advised specialist cyber security Lloyd’s Managing General Agent Ascent Underwriting on a private equity investment from Preservation Capital Partners.

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02 Mar 2018 Court of Appeal rules for the first time on protection over field monitoring data for agrochemical companies

A Court of Appeal decision (27 February) will give agrochemical companies greater protection in relation to…

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23 May 2018 Boodle Hatfield strengthens Private client & tax team with partner hire

Law firm Boodle Hatfield has strengthened its private client & tax team with the appointment of new partner Kyra Motley.

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04 Dec 2018 Boodle Hatfield puts classic car rallying back in drivers’ seat

Law firm Boodle Hatfield’s specialist classic car and historic motor racing team has secured the long-term future of some of the classic car community’s…

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15 Jan 2019 Boodle Hatfield advises on acquisition of major mixed-use King’s Cross development site

Boodle Hatfield, the leading real estate law firm, was the lead legal advisor on the provision of debt facilities to Groveworld…