Jun 28, 2019 What’s next for the student housing sector? By Rebecca Ashton With some declaring that the student accommodation market in the UK has already hit maturity, a recent Bisnow panel discussion looked at...
Jun 25, 2019 The 2019 real estate market – threats and opportunities By Cate Taylor Dominic Cunliffe St Bride’s Managers annual seminar was as illuminating and unmissable as ever. It provided a much needed overview of an uncertain UK real...
Jun 21, 2019 Cayman economic substance requirements: fund managers have until 15 January 2020 to comply By Samuel Brooks Matthew Ridgway Firms subject to the new Cayman economic substance requirements generally must comply with effect from 1 July 2019. However,...
Jun 19, 2019 The Law Commission reports on the SAR regime… but the position on cannabis investments remains unclear By Neill Blundell Max Hobbs The Law Commission published a 219-page Report on the Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) regime on Tuesday 18 June.SARs must be submitted...
Jun 18, 2019 Vedanta v Lungowe and others: liability of a UK parent company By Lauren Roberts Lois Horne The liability of a UK parent company has been a high profile topic in recent cases. Case law in recent years has shown a trend towards...
Jun 13, 2019 A look back at the English language test scandal and its lasting effect on UK immigration policy By Tom Marsom The National Audit Office (NAO) has completed a lengthy review of the English language test cheating scandal uncovered by the BBC's...
Jun 13, 2019 Legal inoculation: the director of the SFO raises the prospect of "immunity deals" By Neill Blundell Max Hobbs Lisa Osofsky, the director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), made some very interesting statements yesterday at a conference signalling...
Jun 11, 2019 A dramatic expansion of the UK's Shortage Occupation List is being considered to help fill vacancies By Tom Marsom The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), a government advisory panel of economists and academics, has released a full report into the...
Jun 07, 2019 HMRC defeated in corporate residence case By Gregory Price The Development Securities case caused a real stir in the tax community in August 2017 when HMRC successfully argued that a number of...
Jun 07, 2019 London office market sees occupiers fuel increase in pre-letting By Margaret Rhodes A rise in pre-letting and the increasing importance of work space in attracting talent were some of the trends in the London office...
Jun 07, 2019 "Land for the Many" - proposals to the Labour Party on possible reforms to the taxation of land By Nicholas Harries Clare Wilson In recent years, a number of significant changes have been made to the taxation of UK property. These reforms have included:the...
Jun 06, 2019 Government finally publishes proposals for post-Grenfell reform of Building Regulations By Angus Dawson The government has finally published its long awaited consultation on amending Building Regulations. As the Government had committed to,...