All Feature articles – Page 122

  • Anthony Essien
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    Lease is the word

    2014-03-11T00:00:00Z

    Residential leasehold law can sometimes be a complex area of the law to navigate. Anthony Essien explains how the Leasehold Advisory Service can help guide leaseholders, landlords and lawyers alike

  • Philip Munro
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    King Kong

    2014-03-11T00:00:00Z

    The reform of the Hong Kong trustee ordinance, which came into force in December 2013, is likely to make Hong Kong more attractive as a jurisdiction of choice for trusts, especially for high-value estates. Philip Munro and Karen Lai explain

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    A helping hand

    2014-03-11T00:00:00Z

    The Help to Buy scheme launched almost one year ago, but many solicitors have still not had to deal with it in practice. Kathryn Taylor explains what it is, how it works, and the solicitor’s role within it

  • Iain Miller
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    Going under

    2014-03-11T00:00:00Z

    Iain Miller looks at the risks of giving or relying on undertakings, outlines enforcement options, and considers the impact of outcomes-focused regulation

  • Fenella Morris QC
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    Giving pause

    2014-03-11T00:00:00Z

    Simon Edwards and Fenella Morris examine some recent cases around gifts made from the estate of a person without mental capacity, and consider the thorny question of gifts where ‘P’ has and had no comprehension of giving 

  • Daniel Sheridan
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    Securing the future

    2014-03-11T00:00:00Z

    For clients who have disabled children, one of their main priorities will be supporting their children financially after their death. Daniel Sheridan outlines the options, including wills and trusts, and their implications for tax and benefits

  • Michael Donellan
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    First place

    2014-03-11T00:00:00Z

    The old, much criticised leasehold tribunal system was replaced last summer by the new Property Chamber of the First-Tier Tribunal. Michael Donnellan explains the key differences and practical points for landlord and tenant solicitors

  • Nichola Phillipson
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    Time is of the essence

    2014-03-11T00:00:00Z

    In the recent case of Berger v Berger, the Court of Appeal examined afresh the issue of family provision claims brought out of time, in a judgment that also contains lessons for those advising elderly clients with life interests under a will. Nichola Phillipson reports

  • Richard Heaney
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    Separate but equal

    2014-03-11T00:00:00Z

    In the second of our series of articles in association with Land Registry, Richard Heaney looks at the use of notices and restrictions to protect third party interests in land and property when a marriage or civil partnership ends

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    Great distress

    2014-03-11T00:00:00Z

    April sees the introduction of commercial rent arrears recovery, replacing the common law remedy of distress. But the new regime is significantly more limited in scope, and could spell real problems for commercial landlords. Warren Gordon explains

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    Allow me

    2014-03-11T00:00:00Z

    On 1 April, the capital allowances regime will change, with potential implications for every buyer and seller of commercial property. Clive Curd provides a step-by-step guide for solicitors acting for either party

  • Rohan Armes
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    Wealth of advice

    2014-03-11T00:00:00Z

    Rohan Armes explores the role of an investment manager in giving life to a financial settlement after a divorce, and explains the factors that must be considered when investing a lump sum settlement

  • Timothy Gibbons
    Feature

    Back to basics 31: Family home-sharing

    2014-03-11T00:00:00Z

    Timothy Gibbons considers the legal positions of inter-generational home-sharers, to identify the possible dangers and disadvantages of home-sharing, the extent to which these issues can be overcome by professional advice, and the value of various kinds of legal arrangement

  • Geoff Wild
    Feature

    Running Wild

    2014-02-12T00:00:00Z

    Geoff Wild on Kent County Council’s innovative model, offering legal services to other public bodies

  • Georgine Beechinor
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    New obligations

    2014-02-12T00:00:00Z

    By 2018, all UK firms will be required to enrol all eligible employees into a qualifying pension scheme. Georgina Beechinor looks at how these changes and developments will affect law firms, and what you should be doing now to prepare

  • Ian Muirhead
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    Multi-tasking?

    2014-02-12T00:00:00Z

    Ian Muirhead asks why multi-disciplinary practices have been less popular than they were seemingly envisaged to be by the Legal Services Act, and presents a personal view on the role of joint ventures between solicitors and independent financial advisers

  • Andrew Allen
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    Life partners

    2014-02-12T00:00:00Z

    Andrew Allen discusses the impact on law firms of the partnership changes announced in the autumn statement, including to the self-employment status of LLP members, and to the operation of ‘mixed partnerships’

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    Crossing the void

    2014-02-12T00:00:00Z

    Your law firm could reap rewards in everything from staff motivation to client 
satisfaction by implementing cross-selling initiatives. Sue Bramall outlines the five 
key building blocks to get started

  • Robert Banner
    Feature

    Cash in hand

    2014-02-12T00:00:00Z

    Cashflow is the lifeblood of any business, and a lack thereof can be a key reason for financial instability. Behind good cashflow are effective cash management policies and a culture set up to deliver them. Barry Wilkinson and Robert Banner explain how to show your firm the money

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    Careless talk

    2014-02-12T00:00:00Z

    Social media is now a key communications and marketing channel for most law 
firms, but not all of them anticipate or seek to mitigate the major risks it could pose to their business. Ray O’Connor explains