Author Archives: Emily Anderson

Understanding Collective Investment Schemes

In this episode, associates Abbie Coleman (Commercial Disputes) and Luke Naylor (Corporate) provide a clear overview of collective investment schemes (CIS), including what they are, how they are defined under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, and how they are regulated in the …

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New 2025 UK Tax Changes: What Americans Need to Know

In this episode of US-UK Tax Talk, host Aidan Grant does things a little differently and becomes a guest on his own show. He is joined by Nathan Prior and Kat Smilewicz of Partners Wealth Management, with Nathan stepping in …

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A Wake-Up Call for Platform Providers

The CJEU Grand Chamber’s judgment in the case of X v Russmedia Digital SRL and Inform Media Press SRL (Case C-492/23), delivered on 2 December 2025, breaks new ground on the intersection of data protection law under the GDPR[1] and …

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Marriage, Capacity and Control: The Risks of Predatory Relationships

In this episode of LawTorn, Samara Dutton, Partner in the Private Wealth Disputes team, and Philippa Dolan, Partner in the Family team, explore the increasingly concerning issue of predatory marriage, where vulnerable individuals, often elderly or lacking mental capacity, are targeted, …

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The Green Card Myth with Catherine Betancourt of Flynn Hodkinson

Planning a move to the United States is rarely as simple as it first appears. The visa system is technical, highly fact-specific and often misunderstood. In this episode of US-UK Tax Talk, host Aidan Grant is joined by Catherine Betancourt, a …

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High Court Lists APR/BPR Judicial Review for Urgent Hearing Before Divisional Court

Collyer Bristow LLP, acting for client Alvarez & Marsal LLP and the Claimants, Thomas Martin, George Martin and Farmers and Businesses for Fair Tax Relief, announces that the judicial review challenge to the Government’s proposed changes to Agricultural Property Relief …

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Can You Contest a Will? A Conversation About 75 Act Claims and Inheritance

In this episode of Law Torn, Samara Dutton, Partner in the Private Wealth Disputes team, and Philippa Dolan, Partner in the Family team, consider what can be done when a parent’s will leaves everything to one child and nothing to the …

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The Ring and the Ring-Fence: the reported Peltz–Beckham prenuptial agreement and English law on family wealth

Amid the widely reported tensions between Brooklyn Peltz Beckham and his parents David and Victoria Beckham, recent press reports have now claimed the existence of a rigid pre-nuptial agreement between Brooklyn and his wife Nicola. Nicola’s businessman and investor father …

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Key Updates on FCA Supervision, Crypto Regulation, Collective Investment Schemes & Employment Rights

Employment Rights Act Reforms and Non‑Financial Misconduct Karen Mortenson, Partner Unfair Dismissal: Current Framework and Forthcoming Changes The law currently provides only limited protection for employees with less than two years’ service. Even if a long-serving employee is dismissed, compensation …

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Enforcing US Judgments in England

This briefing explains the route to enforcement of US judgments in England in the absence of a reciprocal enforcement arrangement between the countries. Securing a judgment is only the first step in litigation. Enforcement, particularly across jurisdictions, can present distinct …

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