Structures & Services

It is a common misconception that Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs) are only for the elderly or for those who are beginning to lose the ability to manage their affairs. In reality, they are extremely useful documents that should be part of everyone’s lifetime planning and we encourage our clients of all ages to put them in place.

Transmission Private, a communications agency for successful individuals and their businesses, has launched a new service aimed at helping private investors, family offices, and private equity firms secure competitive deal flow.

Along with providing an interesting insight into the Court’s rigorous approach to deathbed gifts, the recent judgement in Davey v Bailey [2021] EWHC 445 (Ch) served as a painful reminder of the importance of precise estate planning.

The family courts were busy than previous years in the last quarter of 2020, with a six percent rise in the number of new cases.

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has launched a voucher scheme that will provide up to £500 towards mediation costs for certain family law cases.

Wealth manager Shard Capital has expanded its UK Tier 1 (Investor) Visa team by appointing Jacky Ng to the newly created role of chief investment officer.

The number of divorces in the UK fell by eight percent to 108,900 in the year ended 30 September 2020.

The past year has hit many nonprofit organisations registered in England and Wales particularly hard because of both the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit. Funding from European sources may have been reduced or withdrawn, and many charities are struggling with a reduction of their own income streams. However, the United Kingdom can still be a productive base from which to administer your charity. Nick Holland, partner and Laura Harper, senior associate, both at law firm McDermott Will & Emery take a look at how that might be done most efficiently.

The recent Charity Commission report on its inquiry into the Bersam Trust charity highlighted several failings in the running of the charity, not least in its management of loans made to it and conflicts of interest

Marc Laine, founder of ESI Monitor explains how trustees and family offices should be preparing for a sustainable future, and the impact the green-led economy is going to have on their industries