Head of Corporate, Craig Thompson's article entitled 'Is a CVA a legitimate tool to save a business?', which discusses what needs to be taken into consideration when filing for a company voluntary agreement (CVA), has been published in Acquisitions Daily.
Read moreIn the winter 2020 issue of Forsters' Corporate newsletter, the Corporate team consider a number of issues that may be of interest both to our clients and the advisory firms we work with who also advise family offices. A number of the articles will also be of interest to our corporate clients and we finish with a more light-hearted summary of an old English case.
Read moreIn a recent Property Law Journal article, where Forsters holds a monthly Construction column, Construction Associate, Jamil Sanaullah explores the established case law, as well as a recent decision, which provides helpful guidance on the circumstances in which the court will grant a stay of enforcement of an adjudication award.
Read moreRupert Mead, Partner in our Private Client Team, answers a reader's question, 'What options do I have for managing the family estate?' in the Financial Times "Your Questions".
Read moreHead of Residential Property, Lucy Barber’s article entitled ‘How the UK property market will need to adjust to a new tax regime’ has been published in Eprivateclient.
Read moreHead of Residential Property, Lucy Barber's comments have been published in the Guardian article entitled 'Flat sellers could still face holdups despite safety form change'.
Read moreTax Partner, Elizabeth Small’s comments have been published in the LexisPSL article entitled ‘Supreme Court allows HMRC appeal in Test Claimants in the Franked Investment Income Group Litigation and others (Respondents) v Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (Appellant)’.
Read moreIn the the latest Employment Law update, the Employment team explore the key issues which are affecting employers and their workforces in these uncertain times, including the surprise extension to the Government’s furlough scheme.
Read moreHead of Residential Property, Lucy Barber's article entitled 'Making the most of SDLT rates' has been published in the FT Adviser.
Read morePrivate Client Partner, Kelly Noel-Smith, and Senior Employment Associate, Joe Beeston, have published an article entitled 'The legal implications of working overseas during Covid' in People Management.
Read morePrivate Client Partner, Xavier Nicholas, and Senior Associate, James Brockhurst’s article entitled ‘Retiring overseas in the eye of the Covid storm' has been published in Eprivateclient.
Read moreTatler turns to leading expert in Contentious Trusts and Estates, Roberta Harvey for advice on what to do when you're not included in a late parent's Will.
Read moreIn a recent Property Law Journal article, Emily Holdstock, Partner in our Construction team, considers fire safety in the construction industry post-Grenfell, focusing on The Building Safety Bill and the reforms it proposes to introduce.
Read morePrivate Client Partner, Guy Abrahams and Associate, Charles Hancock share their inheritance tax planning ideas in an article for CampdenFB.
Read moreHead of Residential Property, Lucy Barber's comments have been published in The Sunday Times article entitled 'How to buy your house before the stamp duty deadline'.
Read morePrivate Client Partner, Emma White, was invited to speak alongside Michael Lewis of Frank Hirth as part of Vie International's Vie Voices webinar series.
Read moreDispute Resolution Senior Associate, Caroline Harbord’s article entitled ‘FinCEN Files: is the UK Government’s response enough to fix a failing system?’ has been published in Money Laundering Bulletin.
Read moreWhile the US and Australia have historically been the trailblazers when it comes to group litigation, this has undeniably been a growth area in England over the last five years – a trend which is likely to increase rather than decrease as a result of the pandemic.
Read moreTax Partner, Elizabeth Small’s article entitled ‘VAT treatment of termination payments’ was published in Taxation. In her article, she discusses the VAT complications that can arise with deposits on commercial real estate transactions.
Read moreHead of Property Litigation, Natasha Rees comments in an article in The Sunday Times on illegal raves being thrown in flats due to the 10pm curfew.
Read moreFamily Partner, Simon Blain, answers a reader's question in the Financial Times' article entitled "Is our pre-lockdown pre-nup still valid?"
Read moreDispute Resolution Partner, Andrew Head’s article entitled ‘Who should pay when the iniquity exception comes into play?’ was published in The Times.
Read moreDispute Resolution Partner, Andrew Head's comments were published in The Lawyer article entitled 'Dentons’ investor fraud dispute rolls on with new trial date'.
Read morePrivate Client Partner, Catharine Bell and Head of Contentious Trusts and Estates, Roberta Harvey’s article entitled ‘Trustees and investing during the COVID-19 crisis’ was published in Private Banker International.
Read moreFamily Partner, Matthew Brunsdon-Tully’s comments have been published in the New Law Journal article ‘COVID-19 – Impact on Family Cases’.
Read moreProperty Litigation Associate, Sarah Heatley, writes for News on the Block on the changes to the residential possession procedure due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read moreCommercial Real Estate Partner, Victoria Towers, and Head of Planning, Victoria Du Croz’s article entitled ‘Retail Re-purposing: Thoughts from a Lawyer’ has been published in Logistics Business Magazine.
Read moreHead of Commercial Dispute Resolution, Ben Walton, and Senior Associate, Caroline Harbord's article entitled 'Group claims – What pension trustees need to know' was published in Pensions Age.
Read moreDispute Resolution Senior Associate, Katherine Harper's article entitled 'Leveraged Trading, Margin Calls And The Retail Client' was published in Law 360.
Read moreTax Partner, Elizabeth Small’s article entitled ‘Tax charge on non-consumption?’ was published in Taxation. In her article, she discusses the VAT complications that can arise with deposits on commercial real estate transactions.
Read moreSenior Associate, Patricia Boon’s article entitled ‘Family governance in an age of uncertainty’ was published in the Thought Leaders 4 Private Client magazine.
Read morePrivate Client Partner, Catharine Bell, and Senior Associate, Charlotte Evans-Tipping’s article entitled ‘Sustainable investing in the private wealth sphere: how can fiduciaries balance the risks with the rewards?’ was published in Campden FB.
Read moreHead of Property Litigation, Natasha Rees, writes for News on the Block regarding the Law Commission’s recently published proposals on leasehold reform and the future of home ownership.
Read moreProperty Litigation Partner, Jonathan Ross, answers a reader’s question in the Home supplement of The Sunday Times.
Read morePrivate Client Partner, Guy Abrahams’ article entitled ‘CGT: review threat leads to disposals’ was published in Accountancy Daily.
Read morePrivate Client Partner, Kelly Noel-Smith was recently interviewed by Justin Mason of Justin Mason Valuation Consultancy, to share her expertise and insights into taxation, wealth management and the current property market.
Read morePrivate Client Senior Associate, Alfred Liu, spoke to Jersey Finance’s UK Director, Robert Moore, to share his insights into next - generation considerations for families' succession planning as part of their latest ‘Family Office Feature: In Conversation with…’ series.
Read moreFamily Partner, Simon Blain’s article entitled ‘Family Values’ was published in the STEP Journal. In his article, Simon considers whether there is a growing trend towards private dispute resolution in family law cases in England and Wales.
Read moreTax Partner, Elizabeth Small has been featured in Mansion Global’s article entitled ‘What Kind of Stamp Duty Can I Expect on a London New Development?’.
Read moreTax Partner, Elizabeth Small’s article entitled ‘An Englishman's home is his castle’ was published in Eprivateclient.
Read morePrivate Client Partner, Fiona Smith’s comments were published in the Eprivateclient article entitled ‘First fall in IHT receipts in over a decade likely to add pressure to calls for tax reform’.
Read morePrivate Client Senior Associate, Alfred Liu’s article on the importance of early tax planning has been published in Accountancy Daily.
Read moreHead of Property Litigation, Natasha Rees, has been quoted in EG on the Law Commission’s recently published proposals for home ownership.
Read moreAs we begin to return to a semblance of normality and try to make the best of the current situation (economically, commercially and socially), Forsters’ Corporate team has been focusing on the steps that our clients, and businesses in general, may wish to take to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown, stronger, more efficient and better able to adapt in the future. In our inaugural Corporate newsletter, we have put together some of our thought pieces, which we hope will be of interest.
Read moreCorporate Tax Partner, Elizabeth Small writes for luxury property journal, Prime Resi on changes to stamp duty land tax.
Read morePrivate Client Partner, Guy Abrahams' comments were published in the IFA Magazine article entitled ‘Review of Capital Gains Tax’.
Read moreHead of Contentious Trusts and Estates, Roberta Harvey’s comments have been published in the Financial Times’ article entitled ‘Inheritance disputes rise as families go to war over estates’.
Read moreHead of Commercial Real Estate, Andrew Crabbie’s comments on the future of the commercial property market were featured in top 100 accountancy practice, Shaw Gibbs’s article entitled ‘State of the market – the commercial property sector and the COVID pandemic’.
Read moreHead of Contentious Trusts and Estates, Roberta Harvey, and CTE Senior Associate, Hannah Mantle’s article entitled ‘Mother’s delusions about ‘shopaholic’ daughter invalidated will’ was published in the Money Observer.
Read moreProperty Litigation Associate, Jack Beeston, answers a reader’s question in the Home supplement of The Sunday Times.
Read moreConstruction Partner, Andrew Parker, comments in Property Week on cost disputes brewing over COVID-19 construction delays.
Read moreCorporate Tax Partner, Elizabeth Small, has been featured in the Tax Journal’s ‘One minute with’ series reflecting on corporate tax matters and her career in law.
Read moreProperty Litigation Partner, Ben Barrison, comments in The Grocer on the voluntary code of practice between landlords and tenants.
Read moreCorporate Tax Partner, Elizabeth Small, and Head of Residential Property, Lucy Barber, comment in Mansion Global answering a question regarding what taxes to expect for a second home outside London.
Read moreProperty Litigation Partner, Jonathan Ross, has written for EG on mediation, specifically on a case where mediation was admitted as evidence.
Read morePrivate Client Partner, Catherine Hill, answers a series of art related questions for The Lawyer in an article entitled ‘Art world redrawn by lockdown limits’.
Read moreThe coronavirus pandemic has brought about tremendous change to our working lives, and with it have come multiple changes to employment law and new challenges for employers.
Read moreFamily partner, Matthew Brunsdon-Tully’s article entitled ‘How to be sure of disclosure in the virtual world’ was published in ePrivateClient.
Read moreProperty Litigation Partner, Ben Barrison, and head of Forsters' corporate occupier practice, Glenn Dunn, have co-authored an article for EG entitled, ‘Office space: how to downsize for the new normal’.
Read moreHead of Residential Property, Lucy Barber’s comments were published in The Times’ article entitled ‘Moving house during coronavirus: the new lockdown rules explained’.
Read moreHead of Property Litigation, Natasha Rees, has written for EG on the Law Commission’s enfranchisement reforms.
Read morePrivate Client partner, Fiona Smith’s comments have been published in The New York Times' article entitled ‘When There’s a Will in England, There’s a Way’.
Read moreLucy Barber, Head of Residential Property, has been quoted in the MailOnline's Property Clinic answering a reader's question regarding renovating a leasehold flat and the potential risk of having the freeholder seize the property as a result.
Read moreBanking and Finance Partner, Simon Collins recently participated in a webinar, hosted by Development Finance Today, alongside a number of high profile peers from within the finance and real estate industry.
Read morePrivate Client Partner, Fiona Smith’s comments were published in the Good Housekeeping article entitled ‘Why writing a will is so important’.
Read moreRosie Schumm and Anna Ferster write for the STEP Journal on the international aspects of pre-nuptial agreements
Family Partner, Rosie Schumm and associate, Anna Ferster, wrote for the STEP Journal on the international aspects of pre-nuptial agreements and how they can be used to protect a family business.
Read moreEmily Holdstock, Partner in our Construction team, has written for legal real estate blog 'Law In The Lockdown' discussing the implications of COVID-19 on the Construction industry.
Read moreFamily partner, Matthew Brunsdon-Tully’s comments have been published in the Financial Times’ article entitled ‘UK divorce settlements challenged as finances become strained’.
Read morePrivate Client partner, Guy Abrahams' article entitled 'In defence of the trust' was published in IFA Magazine.
Read moreHead of Residential Property, Lucy Barber, comments in the MailOnline on what buyers and sellers are allowed to do as the coronavirus lockdown impacts sales in the property market.
Read moreHead of Property Litigation, Natasha Rees, answers a reader’s question in The Times providing advice to homeowners and renters affected by Covid-19.
Read moreChris Myers, Head of International Residential Real Estate, has been quoted in Property Investor Today on the 2% stamp duty surcharge introduced in the Budget 2020 for non-UK tax residents.
Read moreAs part of the 2020 Budget, the Chancellor announced the decision to reduce the Lifetime Allowance for Entrepreneurs' Relief from £10m to £1m. The change comes into immediate effect as of 11 March.
Read moreKnowledge Development Lawyer, Miri Stickland and Trainee Solicitor, Connor Morrison have co-authored an article published in the Property Journal entitled, ‘Can the law keep up with the pace of change?’
Read moreDispute Resolution partner Andrew Head’s comments have been published in the Law360 article entitled ‘Dentons Forced To Hand Over Docs In Gold Dust Fraud Claim’.
Read moreSimon and Guy have co-authored an article published in the FT Adviser entitled, 'How divorcing couples are affected by tax'.
Read moreFamily partner, Simon Blain's comments have been published in the Telegraph article entitled 'Revealed: The day - and date - you are most likely to file for divorce'.
Read moreResidential Property partner, Helen Marsh, comments on buying a new property in 2020 in the MailOnline.
Read moreThe moral maze for charities accepting, refusing and returning donations - Neasa Coen writes for the STEP Journal.
Read moreProperty Litigation associate, James Carpenter, writes for the Property Law Journal examining the impact of the Law Commission’s report on valuation in enfranchisement.
Read moreResidential Property partner, Helen Marsh writes for luxury property journal, Prime Resi on what the new government can do to improve the housing market.
Read moreResidential Property partner, Helen Marsh’s comments on how to buy the freehold if you've bought a leasehold property were recently published on the Mail Online.
Read moreFamily partner, Simon Blain's comments were published in The Guardian article entitled 'Marriage Story was stunningly on-point: what divorce lawyers want you to know'.
Read moreResidential Property partner, Helen Marsh’s comments on buying leasehold property were recently published on the Mail Online.
Helen provides six top tips for avoiding some of the most common pitfalls with this type of property.
Read moreJohn Spencer-Silver, senior associate in the Residential team, writes for Accountancy Daily on private residence relief on property sales.
Read moreCorporate tax associate, Oliver Claridge spoke to Laura Purkess of New Model Adviser, expanding on the changes to HMRC’s off payroll working rules for private contractors in 2017, the impact of this legislation on public sector bodies, including the NHS and how it will affect private sector bodies when the rules come into force for them in April 2020.
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