Some key highlights from legal updates affecting the Private Client industry over the past month are as follows. Offshore – ROE consultation on trusts The UK government has published a consultation on widening public access to trust information held on
More about Private Client legal updates – January 2024After numerous delays to its final publication, the Pensions Regulator (TPR) has laid its General Code of Practice (the General Code) in Parliament on 10 January 2024, some three years since the first draft was revealed for consultation in March
More about TPR’s general code of practice – A new year for trustee governance requirementsLimited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) have become a popular choice of business structure, offering the combined benefits of a traditional partnership but with limited liability. LLPs are particularly popular for firms providing professional services, such as, solicitors, accountants and consultants. They
More about “LLP limbo: When financial distress puts limited liability to the test”January 2023 issue of Entertainment Law Review Partner Alex Dittel writes for Entertainment Law Review about the key takeaways from the Bekoe v Islington LBC misuse of private information case.
More about Council liable to pay £6,000 for aggravated distress caused by data privacy failingsQuarterly In Advance is published by Wedlake Bell’s Real Estate Team for our clients and contacts in the property world. Please click the image below to read the full issue. Welcome to the first Quarterly In Advance of 2024! I
More about Quarterly in advance – Winter 2024Partner Ann Stanyer discussed elder financial abuse today on BBC Radio 4’s You and Yours programme. Listen to the programme from 39:10 to hear Ann and learn what steps you can take to protect yourself and your loved ones. Click
More about Ann Stanyer on you and yours BBC radio – Million dollar loverGolden Brick is a mechanism which allows a developer of a new build residential property to sell a partly-constructed building and for the sale to be treated as a zero-rated supply. This will be beneficial to both the developer (where
More about A walk down the golden brick road – VAT, golden brick and modern methods of constructionThe Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (“LURA”) is an act with a broad scope. One of the facets of LURA is the new ability for the government to create additional ways of requiring anyone to provide information about interests and
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