4 December 2019
In anticipation of the 10th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court case of Radmacher v Granatino, Family Partners, Matthew Brunsdon Tully and Simon Blain, write for Campden FB in an article entitled 'Why nuptial agreements are essential in the wealth protection toolkit'.
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4 December 2019
Family Partner, Matthew Brunsdon Tully's comments were published in ePrivateclient's article 'Divorce rate drops to lowest level since 1971 – family lawyers react' and in the New Law Journal's article 'Love, Marriage and Divorce'.
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28 November 2019
Private Client partner, Fiona Smith’s comments were published in the Sunday Telegraph’s article on Labour’s manifesto to implement new tax rates and the implications such changes will have on high net worth individuals.
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27 November 2019
Helen Marsh, Residential Property partner, has written for The Times offering advice to the next PM on how to go about revitalising the property market stating that reducing stamp duty and building more affordable homes would bring benefits to the wider economy.
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26 November 2019
Corporate tax associate, Oliver Claridge spoke to Laura Purkess of Mouthy Money about some little-known tax charges for unmarried co-habiting couples.
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21 November 2019
Family partner, Simon Blain’s comments were published in The Telegraph’s article entitled “High Court rules marriage between trans man and woman invalid as both were legally female during ceremony”.
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13 November 2019
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs’ (Defra) Environment Bill has passed its second reading unopposed by any MP. However, concerns have been raised regarding the practicality of applying Part 7 of the Bill relating to conservation covenants.
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11 November 2019
The Supreme Court has by a majority of 3 – 2 reversed the Court of Appeal decision in Sequent Nominees Limited v Hautford Limited 2019. The decision is an important one for landlords since they will now be justified in refusing consent for an application for change of use on the grounds that it will lead to the tenants acquiring enfranchisement rights.
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11 November 2019
Despite the ongoing uncertainty, London has seen a flurry of high-value deals being done in recent months.
Helen Marsh, Residential Property partner, has written for Prime Resi discussing the recent mini-boom (or at least an upturn!) in the residential property market.
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1 November 2019
Corporate partner, Elizabeth Small, writes for the Property Law Journal on SDLT anti-avoidance.
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