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Court approves posthumous use of embryos
By Elizabeth Doherty Imogen Courtney Jacob Ward
In a landmark decision, the English High Court has granted a widower’s request to use the last embryo created with his late wife to try...
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Farewell Police Registration Certificates
By Jessica Yu
It has been an unusual feature of the UK immigration process that certain nationals (e.g. of Brazil, China, Israel, Russia, Turkey, UAE)...
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Cryptocurrencies meet class actions: investors take aim at cryptocurrency exchanges
By Lorna Emson Luke Chinniah Sheila Dines
The most recent in a flurry of proposed class action proceedings brought before the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal is a £9.9bn claim...
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“Inside information is not a private commodity”: negligent disclosure leads to £80k personal fine for NED
By Laura Bridgewater Helen Carter Madeleine Brown
The FCA has fined a former non-executive director (NED) £80,000 for negligently disclosing inside information to senior individuals at...
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Home Office resumes priority processing
By Tom Marsom
Last week, I wrote about the issues the Home Office faces as a consequence of a surge of applications, a lack of caseworkers and the...
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Trust Registration Service update: new HMRC guidance on penalties for late registration
By Tristan Honeyborne
With less than a month to go until the 1 September deadline to register trusts that fall within the expanded scope of the Trust...
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HMRC statistics show drop in number of non-domiciled taxpayers
By Thomas Schlee
HMRC have recently published a statistical commentary on the UK tax contributions of individuals claiming non-domiciled status in their...
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Government launches new Public Sector Fraud Authority
By Lorna Emson Helen Harvey Helin Gurel
On 3 August, the UK Government announced the launch of the Public Sector Fraud Authority (the Authority), a new body tasked with tackling...
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The impact of the war in Ukraine on the Home Office
By Tom Marsom
The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 created a refugee crisis as almost four million, mostly, women and children fled the...
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What can Dall-E teach the private client lawyer?
By Paul Hardwick
If you have a spare moment, it’s worth playing around with a piece of software called Dall-E. Type in any combination of words and it...
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Is working from a holiday home about to become simpler? OTS launches review of remote working
By Rhiannon Kinghall Were Philip Swinburn
The pandemic has created a notable shift in the approach individuals and companies are taking to remote working which prompts a number of...
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Register of overseas entities goes live
By Dominic Sedghi Clare Wilson
The new register of overseas entities that hold registrable UK real estate has been launched today, 1 August 2022. Under the regime, an...
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Employment status – status quo
By Philip Swinburn Matthew Ramsey
The thorny question of whether someone is a worker, an employee or self-employed (for employment rights purposes) and an employee or...
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DWP consults on new funding and investment regulations
By Camilla Barry George Mitkov
The Pension Schemes Act 2021 introduced new requirements for DB schemes to: develop a funding and investment strategy that ensures that...
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English Court confirms the default position of right of appeal on question of law with respect to arbitral awards
By Lois Horne Chloe Edworthy
The English High Court has again addressed the question of how parties can exclude the right of appeal on a question of law in respect of...
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More UK sanctions against Russia: accountancy, PR and management consultancy services’ ban
By Neill Blundell Helen Harvey Imogen Courtney
On 21 July 2022, new sanctions cutting off Russia’s access to the UK’s business and management consulting, accounting and PR services...
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