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Over the last few months, the Business Law team has been strengthened with the recruitment of a further two new solicitors. Equipped with a breadth of experience and specialisms, we are excited to offer an enhanced scope of services to cater to the requirements of our sophisticated client base, both in the UK and overseas.

Amanda Lathia joins us...

You may have considered putting in place a Lasting Power of Attorney (‘LPA’) which relates to your personal financial and property affairs, but have you considered how this might work in relation to your business? Would you be comfortable with your personal Attorneys being in control of your business interests?

An LPA is a powerful document in which you appoint people of your...

On 16 June 2021, the government announced further extensions to the ban of forfeiture, winding up and Commercial Rent Arrears Recovery (CRAR), in respect of commercial property. Those measures are likely to leave many landlords feeling frustrated, but the government emphasises the need to negotiate fair agreements with commercial tenants.

The Coronavirus Act 2020 ‘CVA 20’, which...

The first reported judgment has been handed down, finding in favour of the landlord in relation to a commercial rent claim defended on COVID-19 grounds.

COVID-19 landlord and tenant measures

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the government introduced various temporary measures to protect commercial tenants including:

• Prohibiting enforcement of the right of re-entry or forfeiture of...

When people are faced with the prospect of separation and divorce, the best thing they can do is to seek early advice. Often, this will be the first time they have faced such a situation and many end up relying on the anecdotes of friends and family who have already been ‘stung’ going through the process. This can be risky advice to rely on, particularly as one size certainly does...

As the impact of Covid-19 on our daily lives reduces and steps are taken towards resuming normal working life, thoughts about topics such as managing family responsibilities and planning family holidays are starting to return to the agenda for many. Returning to the office over the summer holiday period creates its own issues, requiring costly childcare arrangements or reliance on help from...

Step 1 – Instructing your solicitor

In the sale of any business, the first step should be to seek professional advice. As stated in our previous article, the earlier you seek advice, the better, as it will enable you to start getting your ducks in a row.

When selling a private limited company, you will need to consider whether you wish to sell the share capital of the business or just...

The UK Trust Registration Service is gradually being developed and requires more information. As a Trustee of a tax paying trust, you may have already had to engage with the Online Register, but this is now being extended to the vast majority of UK express trusts.

With effect from June 2017, trustees have been required to submit and maintain information for the trust on all interested parties...

A frequent means of challenging the validity of a Will is to claim that the person who gave instructions for the Will, known as “the testator”, did not have the required level of mental capacity, known as “testamentary capacity”. The relevant test for testamentary capacity was set out in the case of Banks v Goodfellow in 1870, and this has remained the basis for...

Following the recent UK release of the documentary, “Framing Britney Spears”, the case of the court-ordered conservatorship of the singer Britney Spears has been in the headlines.

This article looks at US conservatorship and the English equivalent, Deputyship. Both appointments grant power to an individual to act on another individual’s behalf when they do not have the...