Recent International / Cross-border

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    In good company?

    2023-09-18T00:00:00Z

    Kayleigh Brown provides an update on the requirements under the Economic Crime Act to register overseas entities, and how it relates to registration of trusts

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    The rules of civility

    2021-03-09T12:03:00Z

    Stefano Lucatello provides a back-to-basics guide to some of the differences that apply in civil law jurisdictions, around purchasing property and making wills

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    A problem shared

    2016-09-07T00:00:00Z

    Timeshare contracts are notoriously difficult to get rid of, but clients who own a timeshare in Europe may now be looking at their options in light of the uncertainty around theeffects of Brexit. Julie Jordan looks at the options for Spanish timeshare owners.

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    Opinion

    Brexit strategy

    2016-09-07T00:00:00Z

    Peter Rodd looks at what the future might hold for property lawyers in the wake of the UK referendum decision

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    Opinion

    Brexit: committee member views

    2016-09-07T00:00:00Z

    In the wake of the referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union, some of the members of the Property Section committee offer their views on the impact on the sector

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    Feature

    Home and away

    2016-03-08T15:27:00Z

    Clients may not realise how complicated it can be to buy or inherit a property abroad. Jo Summers looks at the issues involved and the impact of the new EU regulation on succession

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    Northern exposure

    2015-12-03T12:53:00Z

    As part of our series on property law in other jurisdictions, Gilbert Nesbitt outlines the residential conveyancing process in Northern Ireland, including its dual land registration systems, and the regulatory landscape

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    Good neighbours

    2015-09-02T00:00:00Z

    Property lawyers in England may find themselves acting in transactions involving property in Wales, but with the law increasingly diverging, what changes do they need to know about? Huw Williams, Andrew Evans and Andrea Planchant explain

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    Spanish steps

    2015-06-03T14:28:00Z

    As part of a new series on property law in other jurisdictions, Andrew Johnson outlines the residential conveyancing process in Spain, from preliminary enquiries to completion and land registration

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    New world order

    2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

    In the first of our new series on land law in different jurisdictions, Michelle Hill outlines the conveyancing system in New Zealand

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    Scotching SDLT

    2014-09-16T11:15:00Z

    From April 2015, stamp duty land tax will cease to apply to transactions involving land in Scotland. Jim Hillan explains how the changes will have an impact

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    On the borderline

    2013-06-12T00:00:00Z

    David Parton and Anne Pacey explain the differences between Scottish and English conveyancing law and practice, and look at the advantages and disadvantages for buyers 
and sellers of the two very different systems