Maia Smith

Solicitor

Private Client

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Maia is a Solicitor in the Private Client Team.

Maia joined Wedlake Bell in September 2021, she previously taken seats in the Commercial, Pensions and Employee Benefits and Private Client Teams.

Bulletins

Prevention is better than cure: Employer’s duty to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace

The current position Under the Equality Act 2010 (EqA 2010), sexual harassment occurs where an individual engages in unwanted conduct of a sexual nature and the conduct has the purposeRead more

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AUCTIONS: HOW TO GET OVER THE RISKS OF BEING UNDER THE HAMMER

The rising popularity of auctions Amidst a turbulent property market and unfavourable mortgage rates, transacting with speed and certainty is ever more attractive to commercial sellers – a package offeredRead more

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THE BUYER OF MY LAND AGREED TO A TOP UP PAYMENT. I THINK THE TRIGGER EVENT WAS ACTIVATED – WHY HAVEN’T I SEEN A PENNY?

Top up payment or overage overview Where a seller wishes to share in any potential increase in the market value of the land the seller has sold, the parties oftenRead more

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Funding and Investment Strategy for DB schemes – Are the proposed 2023 amending regulations useful, or a Dog’s Dinner?

Key points: Nominally funding is still to be scheme specific but the rules are tightened particularly for mature schemes; Removing deficit as soon as the employer can reasonably afford mayRead more

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PART 4 – Escaping TPR Penalties: recent Tribunal decisions show high bar for employer success

Key Points 1. This is legal territory, so it is essential employers obtain good legal advice when putting together a case against the Pensions Regulator (“TPR“). Early communication with TPRRead more

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PART 3 – TPR flexes its muscles: recent Regulatory Reports

The publication of two recent intervention reports, one in March 2022 and an update to another in May 2022, has ended a relatively quiet spell since the Pensions Regulator (“TPR”)Read more