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DISCLOSURE AND THE FAMILY TRUST

Once upon a time there were only two certainties, death and taxes – both highly relevant to private client legal advice. Now there is a third – ever increasing compliance… Read more →

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Private Client Team Awards and News

Awards Ranked in Tier I of eprivateclient’s Top Law Firms 2019   Private Client team shortlisted for STEP’s ‘Private Client Legal Team of the Year – mid size’ Camilla Wallace, Head… Read more →

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Capital Gains Tax: Private Residence Relief: changes to the ancillary reliefs -Consultation Response: Wedlake Bell LLP

On 1 April 2019, HM Revenue & Customs published its consultation concerning the changes to Capital Gains Tax (CGT) and Private Residence Relief. Briefly, Budget 2018 announced that the final… Read more →

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Wedlake Bell responds to Government’s Trusts Consultation

On 9 November 2018, following a commitment in the Autumn Budget 2017, HM Revenue and Customs published “The Taxation of Trusts: A Review“, a consultation paper looking at how trusts… Read more →

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Why make a will?

A Will is a legal document in which a person declares their intention as to what should happen to their assets after their death. You are not legally obliged to… Read more →

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MAJOR REFORMS TO THE TAXATION OF NON-DOMICILIARIES

On 8 September 2017, the government published Finance Bill 2017-2019 (“the Summer Finance Bill”) reintroducing the majority of the proposed reforms to the taxation of non-domiciliaries (“non-doms”) put on hold… Read more →

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Non-Dom Update: Reforms in Practice

In this article for Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal (May 2017), Wedlake Bell partner Emma Loveday, discusses the reforms to the taxation of non-domiciliaries (non-doms). This article was… Read more →

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Where are we now?

Emma Loveday provides a snapshot of the status of consultations affecting the private client practitioner. Looking back, 2016 has been a year of change for many reasons, and the private… Read more →

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Spring Budget 2017: Key Points for Private Clients

The Chancellor, Philip Hammond, delivered his first and last Spring Budget to Parliament on 8 March 2017. There were no big personal taxation surprises, fuelling speculation that more significant policy… Read more →

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Autumn Statement 2016: Private Client Announcements

On 23 November 2016 the new Chancellor, Philip Hammond, delivered his first (and what he announced would be his last) Autumn Statement. As from 2017, the Autumn Statement will be… Read more →

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Chancellor targets lawyers over tax avoidance

Emma Loveday commented on the Autumn Statement in an article in The Times Brief on 24 November 2016. Abolishing the autumn statement was the most legally notable element of what… Read more →

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Autumn Statement: the City reacts

Emma Loveday commented on the tax elements of the Autumn Statement in an article published in Spear’s magazine on 23 November 2016. Commenting on the news that the government will… Read more →