Monthly Archives: September 2024

Building Safety Act’s 30-year liability: compassionate or draconian?

Posted on September 30, 2024 by Christopher Wilsher

There has long been recognition that claimants’ rights of action should not remain open indefinitely. The first statute to address this systematically was in 1623, and its six-year limitation period for contracts and actions of tort remained remarkably durable. By …

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Is the Government set to U-Turn on its Non-Dom Tax Policy?

Posted on September 27, 2024 by Christopher Wilsher

Press reports (for example BBC News, and Financial Times) suggest the Government is now re-thinking the “Non-Dom” tax policy changes to which the Labour Party committed in its General Election Manifesto earlier this year. We will analyse and comment on …

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UK Probate for Americans (Part 2)

Posted on September 25, 2024 by Annalise Wheeler

Aidan Grant and Nathania Hall continue their discussion on what Americans need to know about the UK probate process. In this second episode, they discuss the practicalities of UK probate in an American context including: why one might need a grant, the complexity …

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UK Probate for Americans (Part 1)

Posted on September 23, 2024 by Claire Tourret

Aidan Grant is joined by Senior Associate Nathania Hall to discuss what Americans with UK assets need to know about the UK probate process. In this first episode of two, they explain how UK inheritance tax applies, and what the tax filing process …

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Collyer Bristow promotes Aidan Grant to Partner

Posted on September 20, 2024 by Christopher Wilsher

Collyer Bristow has announced the promotion of Aidan Grant to Partner in the Private Wealth department. Aidan’s promotion was effective from 20 September 2024. Aidan has been made up to Partner in the Tax & Estate Planning team. He joined …

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DESTINATION UK: Relocation advice for HNW individuals, business owners, entrepreneurs and families

Posted on September 20, 2024 by Annalise Wheeler

Route 1: UK Expansion Worker Visa This new route replaced the old Sole Representative of an Overseas Company Visa in April 2022 and is for those overseas Business owners / HNWs, who are looking to relocate to the UK by …

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What is a Reconciliation Agreement?

Posted on September 16, 2024 by Christopher Wilsher

As all keen (and even not so keen) observers of celebrity couples are aware, shortly before ‘Beniffer’ collapsed like a celebrity supernova, Rory McIlroy and his wife Erica, having seemed set to do the same, blindsided the tabloids by getting …

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Shop workers’ union wins Tesco ‘fire and rehire’ battle

Posted on September 16, 2024 by Christopher Wilsher

A shop workers’ union has won a Supreme Court battle against Tesco over so-called “fire and rehire” plans put forward by the supermarket giant. The case centred on a group of workers who had their salaries significantly increased by Tesco …

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Collyer Bristow promotes four in its latest promotion round

Posted on September 2, 2024 by Christopher Wilsher

Collyer Bristow has announced four promotions to Senior Associate, across the firm’s Corporate & Commercial, Real Estate and Private Wealth departments. Rebecca Mitchell, in our Real estate disputes team, is experienced in dealing with landlord and tenant disputes relating commercial premises, …

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