Wedlake Bell Insights

    • Insights
    • Oct 2, 2024

    Dos Santos v Unitel SA

    The appellant, Ms dos Santos, an entrepreneur and daughter of the former President of Angola, founded Unitel SA (Unitel), Angola’s largest mobile telecoms company in 1998. She was a director of the company until August 2020 and the beneficial owner

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    • Succession: Family Offices
    • Sep 30, 2024

    What does it mean to be a responsible steward of wealth?

    Wealth holders have always been stewards of their own wealth; increasingly that stewardship requires wealth holders to act responsibly. But what does being a responsible wealth steward mean, and who is this responsibility to, and why does it matter? The

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    • Insights
    • Sep 26, 2024

    Code of practice on the new tipping act – What employers need to know

    The Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 (the “Tipping Act”) comes into force on 1 October 2024. The Department for Business and Trade has recently published its Code of Practice on the Fair and Transparent Distribution of Tips (the “Code”),

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    • Legal Podcast
    • Aug 19, 2024

    Wedlake Bell Employment Podcast – Episode 2

    In the next edition of the Wedlake Bell Employment Podcast, Legal Director Choy Lau and Solicitor George Cornell discuss the potential changes to employment law under the new Labour Government following the King’s Speech and the top three changes that

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    • Insights
    • Aug 9, 2024

    Private Client Legal Update – August 2024

    Some key highlights of legal updates affecting the Private Client industry over the past month are as follows. Tax policy – Autumn Budget On 29 July, Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered a fiscal update to Parliament in which she announced that

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    • Globally Speaking
    • Aug 5, 2024

    Government clarifies non-dom policy: What do we know now?

    Please note that this article was published before the non-dom legislation was finalised and brought into force on 6 April 2025. In this “stop press” edition of our Globally Speaking e-bulletin, we provide an update on how the publication of

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    • Insights
    • Jul 30, 2024

    Employment issues – What can I say?

    What an individual can say in circumstances concerning any ‘issues’ they may have faced in their employment and / or their exit may be determined by what contractual documentation has been signed; for example, if the individual has signed a

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    • Insights
    • Jul 15, 2024

    Wedlake Bell advises IntelliAM AI Plc on its IPO on the Aquis Stock Exchange, valuing the company at nearly £18m

    A cross practice team led by corporate partner, Stephen Callender, has advised IntelliAM AI on its admission to the Aquis Stock Exchange. IntelliAM AI is a South Yorkshire based software and AI business which uses machine learning to improve operating

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