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Author Archives: Claire Tourret
How will the Autumn Statement impact inheritance tax
The Chancellor’s announcement today that inheritance tax nil rate bands are to remain frozen until April 2028 means many who have that aspiration will have to contribute more, so that in that catchy phrase of Mr Hunt: we do not …
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The Middle Classes and the Autumn Budget Statement: Fallback, Fail-Safe, Cash-Cow, Taxpayers
Whatever he announced, Jeremy Hunt would have made few friends today. His plans are easy to attack, and much harder to defend. Most un-aligned commentators will, though, generally welcome the return to economic and fiscal normality (Brownian ‘prudence’, perhaps) inherent …
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Tax Justice UK proposes wealth tax to raise £37 billion
TaxJustice UK proposed five steps which the new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt could take to raise this amount. The five proposed changes aim to place a greater share of the tax burden on wealth individuals. Read Partner James Austen’s thoughts on …
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Sunak plans to reduce the rights of Trans and non-binary people
The report states the PM wants to bring in a slew of changes which would effectively remove legal protections for Trans and non-binary people. One of the potential changes would be to remove gender identity as a protected characteristic (referred …
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Do company directors owe a ‘creditor duty’ when a company is nearing insolvency?
Factual background The facts of the matter were as follows: in May 2009, the directors of AWA Ltd (‘AWA’) made a dividend distribution to its parent company, Sequana. The dividend was lawful and was distributed at a time when AWA …
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Where there’s a Will, there’s a way (Part 2)
Senior Associate Aidan Grant and Partner Chris McLemore from McLemore Konschnik LLP return to continue their discussion on UK/US will planning. Run time: 35 minutes
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Contractor held liable for cladding defects in the first fire safety claim concerning external wall insulation since the Grenfell tragedy
In this case, the claimant housing association (Martlet) and owner of five 1960s residential tower blocks in Gosport, had in 2005, engaged the defendant contractor (Mulalley) to install external wall insulation (EWI) in the form of rendered cladding on the …
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Hybrid Working and the Risk of Discrimination
Hybrid working could give rise to a “proximity bias”; the idea being that those who tend to come into the workplace are treated more favourably than those who typically work from home. The Legal Background The risk of indirect discrimination …
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What will energy blackouts mean for employers
From an employment perspective, there remains a duty to ensure the health and safety of workers and to maintain a comfortable working environment. Employers may need to have contingency plans in the event of power blackouts. It could mean many …
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Monitoring staff – employers should not expect to see staff chained to their desks all day
It reports that over half of bosses agree that at least one form of monitoring for home workers is acceptable to identify burnout. Bosses (CEOs, partners, owners) were found to be more likely in favour of monitoring compared to senior …
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