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No “real risk of prosecution” under Article 271 of the Swiss Criminal Code: Application to be excused from disclosure obligations fails

It is well established that the English Court has discretion to excuse a party from performance of its procedural obligations in litigation where it considers that performing those obligations would give rise to an actual risk of prosecution in a foreign state: Bank Mellat v HM Treasury [2019] EWCA Civ 449.

The Lifecycle of a Business - Setting up a Family Investment Company

Setting up and running your own business is an amazing achievement. It requires vision, creativity, motivation and stamina.

Forsters responds to UK government’s consultation on reforms to the Construction Industry Scheme

Tax Partner, Heather Corben and Tax Associate, Oliver Claridge, responded this week to the UK government’s consultation on reforms to the Construction Industry Scheme (“CIS”), which was published on 27 April 2023 (the “Consultation”). The Consultation closes at 11:45pm on 20 July 2023.

Residential SDLT - I am a private rental tenant, do I have to pay stamp duty land tax?

Most people are aware of the need to pay stamp duty land tax (SDLT) when buying a house for a high enough purchase price.

The Lifecycle of a Business - Private or public company?

Setting up and running your own business is an amazing achievement. It requires vision, creativity, motivation and stamina.

Government action on short-term holiday lets – what could this mean?

The Government has responded to mounting pressure to address the adverse impact of short-term rentals.

After FTX: What’s next for digital assets? Highlights from James Brockhurst’s panel session at Spear’s 500 Live

Private Client Partner, James Brockhurst, was invited to join an expert panel session on digital assets at the Spear’s 500 Live Conference 2023.

The Lifecycle of a Business - Which business structure should I choose?

Setting up and running your own business is an amazing achievement. It requires vision, creativity, motivation and stamina.

Care Home in the green belt approved

The battle over development in the greenbelt continues to rage with the Prime Minister restating the Tory party pledge to protect the greenbelt following Kier Starmer’s comment that it should be built on “where appropriate”.

Student Housing Conference - 5 Key Takeaways

On Tuesday 9 May, LD Events organised an in-depth review of the current student housing market with panel discussions from a wide range of industry experts.

Here are my five takeaway points from the Conference: