A round-up of legal updates for the Wills and probate industry over the past month is as follows. Estate administration – change to the legal definition of “treasure” The government has announced that the legal definition of “treasure” in the
More about Wills and Probate Monthly Update – March 2023In this episode, Partner, Suzanne Gill and Trainee Solicitor, Alex Beech give an overview of the articles from the latest edition of our Real Estate publication, Quarterly in Advance. To read the latest edition of QIA, please click here.
More about Episode 33 – Quarterly in advance update – Winter 2023As we embark on a new year, we review key Employment themes from 2022 and what lies ahead in 2023. Absence from work Bank holidays and holiday pay With the Queen’s platinum jubilee and her funeral, ten bank holidays were
More about Employment law: Key changesThe Building Safety Act (“BSA“) has a significant impact on building owners and all those involved in real estate development. We set out below the top ten things you need to know about the BSA: The BSA provides for a
More about The Building Safety Act 2022 – 10 things you need to knowThe Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (“ECA”) introduced a register of overseas entities (“ROE”) and was passed on 15 March 2022 after a fast-tracked legislative process following events in Ukraine. Affected overseas entities and their advisers will need
More about The register of overseas entities and the verification conundrumThe last time we wrote about the right to take time off on bank holidays, it was in more jubilant times – the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee seems a long time ago and is now overshadowed by an official state of
More about Guidance for employers – Time off on bank holidaysHRH Prince Hussam Bin Saud Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud v Mobile Telecommunications Company Kscp [2022] EWHC 744 (Ch) deals with service of a bankruptcy petition out of the jurisdiction. The petitioning creditor had been awarded US$817 million in arbitration proceedings. Costs
More about Service Of Petition Out Of The Jurisdiction HRH Prince Hussam Bin Saud Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud v Mobile Telecommunications Company Kscp [2022] EWHC 744 (ch)The application in Re Smile Telecoms Holdings Ltd [2022] EWHC 740 (Ch) deals with a number of questions: what constitutes a “compromise or arrangement” for the purpose of Part 26A Companies Act 2006; the effect of an order made at
More about Smile telecoms holdings Ltd [2022] EWHC 740 (Ch) out of the money creditors exclusion.Quarterly In Advance is published by Wedlake Bell’s Real Estate Team for our clients and contacts in the property world. Please click here to read the digital flipbook of the full issue, or click the image below. Contents Dear Gemma – our resident
More about QIA Spring 2022Manolete Partners Plc v Smith & Ors [2022] EWHC 364 (Ch)- In 2019, the FCA presented a winding-up petition against Allied Wallet Ltd (AWL) under s. 367 Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and applied for the appointment of provisional
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