Author Archives: Molly Jones

GDPR: New Guidelines on international data transfers

Haven’t we left the EU? Brexit may be done, but in many respects it is far from being dusted. Business relationships with the EU bloc of countries remain of critical importance to UK businesses, since the EU is still the …

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Agricultural property relief

The purpose of APR is to exempt agricultural property from the Inheritance Tax which would otherwise have been payable when the property is transferred from one owner to another, either as a lifetime gift or, more likely, on death. If …

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Smart legal contracts: The common law can handle them

In a recent report, the Law Commission of England & Wales (Commission) has concluded that our current legal framework is able to facilitate and support the use of “smart legal contracts” without the need for legislative intervention. Distributed ledger technology …

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Job gazumping

The term ‘gazumping’ is usually reserved for the property world, where a seller accepts a higher offer on their property after already agreeing to a previous offer. However the term is now haunting HR departments who are seeing some of …

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Article 27 of the GDPR – Do you need to appoint a UK/EU Data Representative?

In this short podcast, Patrick Wheeler, Partner and Head of Data Protection, is joined by trainee Rhiannon Thompson to discuss the impact of Article 27 of both the UK and EU GDPR on businesses which operate in territories where they …

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CIGA: Mid-course correction or the end of the road?

In this podcast, Jeff Roberts, Partner and Head of Collyer Bristow’s Corporate and Commercial team is joined by Stephen Baister, Deputy Insolvency & Companies Court Judge and Former Chief Bankruptcy Registrar – High Court, to exchange views on the recent …

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Lads, run your own accounts

The memorable but unfortunate 2016 tweet by Victor Anichebe of his advisor’s message beginning “Can you tweet something like … unbelievable support yesterday and great effort by the lads! …” following another poor Sunderland performance exposed Anichebe to ridicule and …

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The impact of the FCA climate-related disclosure rules on funds and investors

The FCA has been considering the implementation of new climate-related disclosure rules for asset managers and some other FCA-regulated firms. Valentina Falicheva, an associate in our Corporate and Commercial team discusses the proposals, what the new rules mean in practice …

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Covid update: déjà vu – working from home again

Following the Prime Minister’s announcement on 8 December 2021 (the “Announcement”), the government has once again requested that anyone who is able to work from home does so from 13 December 2021. Those who are not able to work from …

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Gifts with international elements

When considering making lifetime gifts, international elements can complicate matters. The international dimension may arise because you have assets in foreign jurisdictions or because you are resident or otherwise subject to tax in another country.  In such circumstances, it is crucial …

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