Monthly Archives: April 2024

Tribute to our Partner, Tim Bamford

Posted on April 26, 2024 by Christopher Wilsher

Collyer Bristow is enormously saddened to share the news that Intellectual Property Partner, Tim Bamford, passed away peacefully this week following a short illness. Tim was a much-respected lawyer and a masterful IP litigator, with the best interests of his …

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Take it on trust (Part 2)

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Claire Tourret

Aidan Grant and Jake Kaplan of Alston & Bird return to dig down further into the US and UK taxation of trusts. Run time: 18 minutes

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CB HigHer event: ‘Beyond the glass ceiling – Women staying at the top’

Posted on April 18, 2024 by Claire Tourret

Beyond the Glass Ceiling: Women staying at the top Please note: This event is for professional women seeking to develop their networks. Please feel free to forward this event to an appropriate colleague. Even when women have overcome the various …

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Supreme Court rules UK trade union law is ‘incompatible’ with human rights

Posted on April 17, 2024 by Claire Tourret

Judges declare lack of protection from detriment for participating in lawful strike action to be a breach of Article 11 ECHR. In the case of Secretary of State for Business and Trade v Mercer, the Supreme Court has ruled that …

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Unveiling APP Fraud: Exploring the Barclays Quincecare Case

Posted on April 12, 2024 by Claire Tourret

Head of Dispute Resolution Robin Henry and Associate Jean-Martin Louw discuss the most prevalent class of fraud being perpetrated in the UK, authorised push payment (“APP”) fraud, and the options available for its victims. Topics covered include: What is the …

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Stay or go? UK opposition’s tax hit on non-doms likely to encourage exodus

Posted on April 10, 2024 by Claire Tourret

The recent Budget announcements by the Conservative party about the introduction of a statutory regime to determine an individual’s domicile status (similarly with the existing statutory residence test) were widely welcomed and made good sense: clarity is always welcome.  That …

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Latest divorce statistics provide another reason for non-court dispute resolution

Posted on April 8, 2024 by Claire Tourret

After the introduction of the ‘no-fault’ divorce regime in 2022, allowing couples to obtain a divorce without the need to prove fault or wrongdoing, there were predictions in the industry that divorce applications would increase. Contrary to expectations, there’s been …

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Spring 2024 Employment law update

Posted on April 7, 2024 by Claire Tourret

There is a significant amount of employment law reform on the horizon in 2024. A few months into 2024 and we have already seen changes made to holiday entitlement and holiday pay from January as well as changes to statutory …

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Take it on trust (Part 1)

Posted on April 5, 2024 by Claire Tourret

Aidan Grant is joined by Jake Kaplan of Alston & Bird to discuss the US and UK taxation of trusts. Run time: 23 minutes

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Good leaver or bad leaver?

Posted on April 4, 2024 by Claire Tourret

In this podcast, Partner Ragavan Arunachalam and Associate Helen Ingram define good/bad leaver clauses and discuss key considerations to have when preparing them. Topics covered include: What are leaver clauses? What is the purpose of including these provisions / how …

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