Monthly Archives: May 2021

UK – Tackling Tax Avoidance

Posted on May 4, 2021 by Alice Heathfield

The U.K. government released its first “Tax Day” consultations on March 23, 2021, following the March 3 budget, on future measures not included in this year’s Finance Bill. The government sensibly refrained from announcing wide-ranging and untimely changes to inheritance …

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Lack of transparency connected with shadow banking increases risks of losses for banks

Posted on May 4, 2021 by Christopher Wilsher

In some ways, the recent losses incurred by banks such as Credit Suisse through their exposures to Archegos Capital Management and Greensill Capital had very different causes. Whereas banks provided family office Archegos with prime brokerage finance to invest in …

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Government to review landlord and tenant legislation

Posted on May 4, 2021 by Darren Butt

The review will be conducted by The Law Commission and will examine how landlords and their tenants can better collaborate together. It will consider how the lease process can be reviewed and improved to ensure high streets thrive as the …

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The Fine Art of Probate: The Secret Trust of Lucian Freud

Posted on May 4, 2021 by Alice Heathfield

In this series, “The Fine Art of Probate”, a selection of Collyer Bristow lawyers are joined by special guests from the world of Art and Culture, to discuss a wide variety of topics relating to probate in English law. In …

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