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Another ticking time bomb? Failing to comply with Section 37 of The Pension Schemes Act 1993
By Paul Newman KC
Tuesday 3 September 2019
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Another ticking time bomb? Failing to comply with Section 37 of The Pension Schemes Act 1993
Commentary by Paul Newman QC A strong candidate for the most important pensions case of this century is Bestrustees v Stuart [2001] EWHC 549 (Ch), as it confirmed the invalidity of attempts to equalise retirement ages of male and female... Read more
Tuesday 3 September 2019
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Tax simplification and lifetime gifts: payment of Inheritance Tax and the nil rate band
Commentary by Emily Campbell In my last piece, I set out the areas of the second report of the Office of Tax Simplification’s Inheritance Tax review (“Simplifying the design of Inheritance Tax”) relating to lifetime gifts. It is the purpose... Read more
Friday 23 August 2019
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Shareholders’ control under the Insolvency Act 1986: A change in position
By David Pollard
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Wednesday 21 August 2019News
Proving common intention in rectification cases: how does it apply to pension schemes following FSHC Group Holdings?
Commentary by Paul Newman QC The tortuous saga of how common intention is to be established for the rectification of documents has taken another twist with the Court of Appeal’s decision in FSHC Group Holdings Ltd v GLAS Trust Corp... Read more
Monday 12 August 2019
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Proving common intention in rectification cases: how does it apply to pension schemes following FSHC Group Holdings?
By Paul Newman KC
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Monday 12 August 2019
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Jonathan Seitler QC quoted in The Sunday Times
Jonathan Seitler QC has been quoted in The Sunday Times (11 August 2019 edition) in an article discussing the most common causes of property disputes in a tumultuous UK housing market. Jonathan points to several causes of disputes such as... Read more
Monday 12 August 2019
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Inheritance tax simplification and lifetime gifts
Commentary by Emily Campbell A survey of the history of taxation shows a range of taxes aimed at gifts and inheritance, such as probate duty (introduced in 1694) and estate duty (introduced in 1884). Capital transfer tax was introduced as... Read more
Friday 9 August 2019
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Open (in)justice: privacy, open justice and human rights
By Gilead Cooper KC
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Wednesday 7 August 2019
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Contesting Pensions Regulator’s action means playing by the court rules (Chappell v The Pensions Regulator)
By James Walmsley
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Wednesday 7 August 2019
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National Joint Stock Company Naftogaz of Ukraine v Public Joint Stock Company Gazprom [2019] EWHC 658 (Comm)
Queen's Bench Division (Commercial Court)
Alan Gourgey KC | Bobby Friedman KC
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Thursday 1 August 2019News
Application for immediate enforcement of an arbitral award of $3 billion successfully resisted following judgment
Alan Gourgey QC and Bobby Friedman successfully appeared for the respondent in National Joint Stock Company Naftogaz of Ukraine v Public Joint Stock Company Gazprom [2019] 2 Lloyd’s Rep. 20, resisting an application in the Commercial Court for immediate enforcement... Read more
Thursday 1 August 2019
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