30 Sep, 2022 1975 problems but a relationship breakdown isn't one By George Mitkov What happens when someone makes provision for a family member in their will, but that provision is at the mercy of the trustees – and,...
29 Sep, 2022 OFSI impose monetary penalty (and include compliance lessons for all) By Helen Harvey Aaliyah Sattar The UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) announced on 27 September 2022 that it had imposed a £30,000 monetary...
27 Sep, 2022 New lease of life for Company Share Option Plans? By Rasmus Berglund Tom Ingham Part of the Chancellor’s “mini-Budget” on Friday 23 September included news that, from 6 April 2023, the longstanding limit on the value...
26 Sep, 2022 New Economic Crime Bill: another stab at the £100bn dirty money problem By Lorna Emson Helen Harvey Matthew Pimley On 22 September, the UK Government introduced the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (the Bill). The Bill, the second...
26 Sep, 2022 Bankers’ bonuses: the cap is scrapped By Tom Ingham As part of the Chancellor’s £45bn package of tax cuts set out in the “mini-Budget” on 23 September, it was announced that the "bankers’...
23 Sep, 2022 Reversal of changes to off-payroll worker rules (IR35) By Philip Swinburn The Chancellor announced this morning at the “mini-Budget” that the recent changes to the “off-payroll worker” rules (commonly referred...
22 Sep, 2022 UK to begin roll-out of electronic travel authorisation programme from January 2023 By Edward Reed If you have ever travelled to the US as a visitor, you may be familiar with ESTAs. ESTA is a US government programme which allows you to...
20 Sep, 2022 The Merge - crypto meets ESG By Christopher Charlton Madeleine Brown Sheila Dines The much-hyped “Merge”, whereby the Ethereum blockchain merges with a system called Beacon Chain, has finally happened. The change moves...
20 Sep, 2022 What's on your shopping list? Premium concepts for prime London real estate By Elliot Chontow Jessica Iannantuono Most individuals searching for a prime or super-prime new build apartment in Central London will be expecting built-in premiums on offer,...
20 Sep, 2022 European Commission blocks Illumina/Grail in historic EU Merger Regulation decision By Richard Pepper Ciara Barbu-O'Connor The European Commission blocked Illumina’s acquisition of Grail on September 6 2022 because of concerns about the impact of the deal on...
13 Sep, 2022 Are we ready for the “operationalisation” of real estate? By Nicole Mitchell Operational real estate is becoming increasingly mainstream for investors, driven by strong relative performance in asset classes which...
05 Sep, 2022 Creating policies fit for purpose – hybrid working arrangements By Philip Swinburn Matthew Ramsey The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has released an open consultation on the emerging trends and tax implications of hybrid and...