May 02, 2023 Naidoo v Barton: undue influence and the risks of mutual wills By Finn Waldron Mutual wills are the stuff of legal cautionary tales. These unusual devices typically involve a married couple entering into wills in...
Feb 17, 2023 Home Office decides not to appeal landmark EU Settlement Scheme judgment By Tom Marsom Just before Christmas 2022, the High Court ruled against the Home Office on the legality of the two step EU Settlement Scheme application...
Feb 03, 2023 The pursuit of tax: HMRC face increased pressure to boost tax revenue By Klara Kronbergs A recent report, published by the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee on 11 January, urges HMRC to increase the resources given to...
Feb 02, 2023 Buyer beware: tips to a smoother exchange of contracts By Lina Isaac Many property lawyers and agents will welcome the recently released video explaining "how property listings are changing" by The National...
Jan 19, 2023 Register of overseas entities: "removal" doesn't mean removal By George Mitkov The 31 January 2023 deadline for registering on the Register of Overseas Entities (the ROE) is fast approaching. By that date, overseas...
Dec 22, 2022 High Court judge rules against Home Office in major development for EEA nationals with Pre-Settled Status By Tom Marsom A recent High Court judgment has ruled against the UK Government: this has some interesting implications for those EEA/Swiss nationals...
Dec 21, 2022 Embiricos v HMRC – a second bite of the procedural cherry By Luke Silverman Earlier this year, in Embiricos v HMRC [2022] EWCA Civ 3, the Court of Appeal held that HMRC could not issue a partial closure notice to...
Nov 29, 2022 Transparency, but not at any cost By Dominic Sedghi In a significant judgment, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has struck down provisions of European Union law that give...
Nov 29, 2022 Gearing the UK up for decentralised autonomous organisations (DAOs) By Dominic Sedghi Richard Giangrande Mark Lewis Fred Whittell +1 more... Show less The Law Commission has published a call for evidence on decentralised autonomous organisations (or DAOs). The Commission intends to...
Nov 28, 2022 Branded residences: the cherry on the top? By Penny Cox Jessica Lewis London is already renowned for its world class prime and super-prime residential property market. The market offers properties fitted...
Nov 17, 2022 Autumn Statement 2022 – more tax but no major policy changes for private clients By Clare Wilson Following the economic turmoil resulting from Kwasi Kwarteng’s (now largely reversed) “Growth Plan” on 23 September, Jeremy Hunt was...
Nov 11, 2022 HMRC statistics: fewer taxable trusts, gradual fall continues By Sean McIntyre Recent statistics published by HMRC demonstrate a fall in the number of trusts paying UK tax. The number of trusts and estates that filed...
Sep 30, 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,...
Sep 22, 2022 UK to begin roll-out of electronic travel authorisation programme from January 2023 By Tom Marsom 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...
Sep 20, 2022 What's on your shopping list? Premium concepts for prime London real estate By Elliot Chontow Jessica Lewis Most individuals searching for a prime or super-prime new build apartment in Central London will be expecting built-in premiums on offer,...
Aug 12, 2022 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...