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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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09 Jan 2020 The end of ‘quickie divorces’ as new divorce legislation is proposed

Legislation on divorce reform published today (January 8 2020) contains a hidden bombshell that would lengthen the minimum time that a divorce can take.

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09 Jan 2020 UK luxury brands ‘diluted’ under foreign ownership

The UK’s Top 20 luxury businesses under foreign ownership are growing more slowly than independent UK luxury brands, shows new research.

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03 Jan 2020 Shopping Around?

The parties in Potanin v Potanina were Russian nationals. They married in 1983, separated in 2007 and were divorced in Russia in 2014.

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05 Sep 2019 Antiquities and Ancient Art – Legal Issues in a changing trade

In recent decades, the pendulum has swung making the landscape harder to navigate for collectors and dealers.

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01 Oct 2019 Increasing share of family business wealth is owned by women

An increasing share of family business wealth is now owned by women, suggests new data.

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17 Nov 2020 Tangled Webbs – Webb v Webb [2020] UKPC 22

This recent decision of the Privy Council, in an appeal from a decision of the Court of Appeal of the Cook Islands, is another interesting development in the line of cases that ask: "when is a trust not a

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11 Nov 2020 Get your Christmas shopping sorted early as Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair opens fully online!

The UK’s largest contemporary print fair, Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair returns for its fifth edition, The Online Edition. Given the current national lockdown, this year’s edition of the Fair will be fully

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09 Nov 2020 The Funding Game: How To Finance The Housing For Our Ageing Population Needs

On Thursday 12 November, I am delighted to be chairing a panel discussion at the Bisnow Senior Living Extravaganza. The session will

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27 Mar 2020 Moving home: advice and guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic

Official and detailed advice on selling, buying and moving home during the coronavirus (COVID-19) has been published.

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06 Nov 2020 Remote family law hearings – for better or for worse?

Many would say that there are significant benefits to remote hearings not least that they often result in a saving in time and money. Physical hearings often involve longer delays outside the Court door and require

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30 Oct 2020 Entrepreneurship in the UK: how much does background matter?

A report from the British Business Bank flags what many of us will have suspected - there is a link between the success of a new business and the background of the entrepreneur.

The report flags disparities in

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29 Oct 2020 Considerations for Landlords Installing Electric Charging Points

The UK is proposing banning the sale of new petrol and diesel cars within the next 10 to 20 years. London is ahead of the curve having made it expensive for cars with high emissions to drive through central London.

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29 Oct 2020 Despite the second wave Q3 rent collection up on Q2

Research has shown that whilst commercial rent collections are still down on 2019 levels, the impact of government schemes, such as 'eat out to help out', have led to an increase in the level of rent collected this

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29 Oct 2020 Stamp Duty Holiday Extension?

Industry experts have written to the Chancellor urging an extension to the Stamp Duty holiday to avoid a collapse in transactions in the Spring.

It also begs the question about the timing of the upcoming 2%

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29 Oct 2020 What to do with all this space?

As the revolution (or decimation) continues in the retail sector, those bricks and mortar retailers have a further conundrum; what to do with surplus space? 

High street stalwart, John Lewis, clearly

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23 Oct 2020 Charity Commission welcomes Public Interest News Foundation in cynical times – new charitable purpose born, wonders world!

The Charity Commission’s decision to admit Public Interest News Foundation (PINF) to the register of charities comes at a point when public confidence in the fourth estate (even the historically hallowed BBC) is at

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21 Oct 2020 Demand for Senior Living

Cushman and Wakefield have today released their Report on Housing and Care for Older People. The Report focuses on specialist housing schemes which offer support and / or care to residents. The Report looks at

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20 Oct 2020 Bloodbath on the high street

Yet more bad news reported for retail.  As we have written about previously, the pandemic has served to accelerate trends that were already happening especially the drive to online shopping.  

What

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19 Oct 2020 How do the new Covid tier restrictions impact on children with separated parents?

The new Covid restrictions provide an additional challenge for children who have separated parents. Whilst it was clarified during the national lockdown that children were able to move between their parents' homes,

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16 Oct 2020 Apple’s iPhone 12 to work on 5G: A predicament for landlords

Apple have this week unveiled their first iPhone with 5G capabilities.5G is faster than 3G and 4G; offers greater capacity, meaning a lot more devices can be connected at the same time; and reduces latency