Author Archives: Christopher Wilsher

BUILDING SAFETY ACT AND REMEDIATION CONTRIBUTION ORDERS: CONSIDERATIONS FOR INVESTORS

Since the introduction of the Building Safety Act 2022, landlords have faced increased liability as the Government has taken steps to improve building safety, reduce existing building safety risks and to see that leaseholders are protected from incurring the costs …

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Stephen Gawne named by clients as a Thomson Reuters “Stand-out Lawyer”

Commercial real estate Partner, Stephen Gawne, has been named by clients as a Thomson Reuters “Stand-out Lawyer” for the second year running. Based on Thomson Reuters’ annual Sharplegal survey of more than 2,000 senior in-house legal counsel globally, the Thomson …

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Write your next chapter | apply for your Training Contract with Collyer Bristow

What happens during a Training Contract? We encourage our trainees to get exposure to both contentious and non-contentious work throughout their training contract, but we do not have any mandatory seat requirements. You will spend six months in four practice …

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Economist, or just economical with the truth? How can employers respond to ‘fake claims’ on a CV?

The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, is facing scrutiny after it emerged that she used a false claim to win her seat as an MP. She told voters during her election campaign that she had worked “as an economist … at Halifax …

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Government announces details of the Employment Rights Bill

The Government has announced details of the Employment Rights Bill. The legislation brings forward 28 individual reforms, covering the full spectrum of employment rights. The Bill aims to deliver economic growth and security to businesses and workers alike in the …

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Collyer Bristow welcomes leading Family lawyer, Charmaine Hast

Collyer Bristow is delighted to announce that Charmaine Hast, a leading Family lawyer and former Head of Family law at Wedlake Bell, has joined the Firm as a Consultant. Charmaine is a well-known and highly regarded name in Family Law. …

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

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?

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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Collyer Bristow promotes Aidan Grant to Partner

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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What is a Reconciliation Agreement?

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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