12 October 2021
Since we published our comments on access to digital assets after death in the FT Adviser earlier this year, the thorny issue has moved no further up the government’s list of priorities. However, it is encouraging to see a growing awareness of the problem among tech giants.
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11 October 2021
What is a local search? As part of the conveyancing process, solicitors submit ‘searches’ to various public authorities to identify potential issues with the property. Perhaps the most important of these searches is the local authority search.
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11 October 2021
At first blush, one could be forgiven for assuming that the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (the “Act”) would only apply to obviously “dodgy dealings” and “suspect individuals”. However, for anyone who has read our summary of the National Security and Investment Bill or our update following its receiving Royal Assent , it will be clear that the new regime will be far more wide-ranging, potentially catching a plethora of transactions and the parties involved. One sector which could be particularly affected in more ways than one is real estate.
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11 October 2021
When Tracey Crouch MP published her report on the “fan led” review of football, I was taken by the reference to the intention to “develop proposals…to offer greater protection…through a ‘golden share’ for fans, giving veto powers over reserved items, to be held by a democratic legally constituted fan group”. When this was followed up by both Oliver Dowden MP visiting my football club (Brentford FC) and his successor Nadine Dorries MP referencing Brentford’s ‘golden share’, I thought – as the lawyer who advised the Brentford Supporters’ Trust on the implementation of its ‘golden share’ (or BU Special Share as that particular one is known) – that it would be worthwhile reflecting on the key points to consider in relation to such a share.
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6 October 2021
Forsters’ SenEx Advisory Group regularly advises internationally mobile company executives and professionals when a move to or from the UK is being considered. The move triggers many questions, some of which are based on common misconceptions about the UK’s tax, immigration and employment regimes.
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5 October 2021
Once seen as a trend, W&I deals have become increasingly popular over the last decade or so – more recently as a way of dealing with liability on acquisitions in a pandemic scenario. If you’ve never been involved in one of these deals before or have only limited experience of them, read on to find out the basics.
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30 September 2021
The Court of Appeal has clarified that removing landlord’s fixtures will not prevent a tenant meeting a break condition of providing “vacant possession”.
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30 September 2021
A landowner has failed in a claim against the Ministry of Defence (“MOD”) that the use of an RAF base was a nuisance or breach of Article 1/8 of the First Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights.
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30 September 2021
A recent Court of Appeal case (Dargamo Holdings Ltd and another v Avonwick Holdings Ltd and others [2021] EWCA Civ 1149) which examined the laws of restitution and unjust enrichment has reinforced the need for contracts to include a clear description of what is being acquired and the apportionment of the purchase price.
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29 September 2021
It used to be clear that non-UK residents planning to invest in UK property would generally choose to do this through a non-UK tax resident company rather than a UK tax resident company. However, this is no longer necessarily the case. This article seeks to explain the current position.
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