Opinions

Private Client Partners provide a UK tax update at the Family Balance Sheet Event

Forsters hosted two Family Balance Sheet events on 1 and 8 December with Stanhope Capital.

This event was designed to update UK families and their advisers each year on the performance and outlook for the most popular asset classes held on their overall balance sheets.

Temporary? Maybe...: Elizabeth Small writes for taxation

Corporate Partner, Elizabeth Small, wrote for Taxation about how the new residential property developer tax will operate.

What can be done when a property owner is unwilling to cooperate with necessary repairs? Liberty Chappel answers a reader's question in The Times

Liberty Chappel, Senior Associate in our Property Litigation team, answers a reader’s question in the Home section of the Sunday Times asking what can be done when a neighbouring property owner appears unwilling to cooperate with necessary repairs.

Bryan Shacklady and Ashleigh Carr write for Thought Leaders 4 on protectors

Senior Solicitor, Bryan Shacklady, and Senior Associate, Ashleigh Carr, have authored an article for Thought Leaders 4 on the topic of protectors.

Lucy Barber quoted in the Daily Mail on buying a freehold

Head of Residential Property, Lucy Barber, has contributed to an article for the Daily Mail entitled 'Buying a Freehold?'.

Caroline Harbord comments on Lloyd V Google Supreme Court Judgment

Caroline Harbord, Senior Associate in our Dispute Resolution team, has commented on The Supreme Court's halt of a massive class action against Google over a data protection breach.

Matthew Brunsdon-Tully writes for The Times on the risks of increasing transparency in the family courts

Family Partner, Matthew Brunsdon-Tully's article entitled 'Family courts risk sacrificing privacy for transparency' was published in The Times.

Matthew shares his views on the recently published McFarlane transparency review, reflecting on the importance of balancing transparency with privacy within the system, as well as the potential unintended consequences of reform.

Ben Barrison comments on rent arrears and new arbitration code in The Telegraph

Ben Barrison, Partner in our Property Litigation team, has provided commentary on rent arrears in The Telegraph on the new arbitration code.

How can I minimise tax when buying a UK house from abroad? Lucy Barber answers the Financial Times reader's question

Head of Residential Property, Lucy Barber, answers the reader's question ‘How can I minimise tax when buying a UK house from abroad?’ for the Financial Times.

Joe Beeston and Nina Gilroy write for CampdenFB on employment law for family businesses

Employment Counsel, Joe Beeston, and Legal Executive, Nina Gilroy, have authored an article for CampdenFB entitled 'Get the basics right in family business employment law'.