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Private equity for in-house counsel: recent developments
Traver Smith's briefing for in-house counsel in the private equity includes a round-up of corporate and company law developments, plus highlights of legal developments from other practice areas which may be of particular interest to private equity practitioners in-house.
Law Firm: Travers Smith | Published: 14 May 2012 | Practice Area: Capital Markets and Debt Securities
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Please Mr Postman: are letters of wishes enforceable?
Letters of wishes are typically used in relation to discretionary trusts in order to guide a trustee as to how the settlor would wish them to exercise their discretions. This briefing discusses two Jersey cases to discuss some of the issues surrounding letters of wishes in general.
Law Firm: Mourant Ozannes | Published: 02 May 2012 | Practice Area: Succession Planning and Trusts
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Training masterclass: client strategy in a changing legal market
Without the ability to attract and retain clients, no business can be viable in the longer term. Led by Andrew Hedley of Hedley Consulting, this masterclass provides a route map for your leadership team, enabling them to navigate choppy economic waters and create well-founded, resilient strategies.
Law Firm: Legal Week Events | Published: 24 April 2012 | Practice Area: Corporate Governance
An introduction to capital gains tax for individuals
This briefing from Macfarlanes' private client team provides an introduction to the basics of capital gains tax for UK-resident and UK domiciled individuals. In addition to outlining who is liable, Macfarlanes details how CGT deals with gifts; allowable expenditure; exemptions; and reliefs.
Law Firm: Macfarlanes LLP | Published: 16 April 2012 | Practice Area: Capital Gains
No room at the inn: Government's plans to reduce net migration
In an effort to reduce net migration to the UK and to "break the link between work and staying in the UK permanently", the Government has published two "Statements of Intent" outlining further changes to Tier 1 and Tier 2 of the Points-Based System with effect from 6 April 2012.
Law Firm: Macfarlanes LLP | Published: 05 April 2012 | Practice Area: Private Client
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Conference: Private Equity Forum 2012
How should such lawyers best operate to complement the responsiveness and ingenuity currently being demonstrated by the industry as a whole? Legal Week's Private Equity Forum 2012 will collectively seek answers to this question and much more, alongside your industry peers.
Law Firm: Legal Week Events | Published: 29 March 2012 | Practice Area: Private Client
House of cards: what's next for corporate ownership of residential property?
New or increased tax charges are to be introduced where properties worth over £2m are owned by corporate vehicles, including companies and partnerships with a corporate partner. Macfarlanes outline the proposed rates of the annual charge; and what to do next for existing structures or new purchases...view abstract
Law Firm: Macfarlanes LLP | Published: 26 March 2012 | Practice Area: Private Client
A guide to Sharia compliant foundations and trusts in the Channel Islands
A foundation or a trust can be modified to form an important part of a client's lifetime tax planning strategy. Collas Crill look in detail at succession under Sharia law, the benefits of a Sharia compliant foundation or trust, and ensuring that the foundation or trust is Sharia compliant.
Law Firm: Collas Crill | Published: 27 February 2012 | Practice Area: Private Client
Conference: Legal Week Independent Law Firms Forum 2012
The focus of the 2012 conference programme is how firms can best operate in turbulent markets and jurisdictions while bettering their existing practices and expanding into new markets. The one-day conference will look at working with Chinese law firms and clients, employee motivation and much more.
Law Firm: Legal Week Events | Published: 23 February 2012 | Practice Area: Private Client
Charity and philanthropy update - inheritance tax; new tax reliefs; artists' resale rights
The first of Macfarlanes' charity and philanthropy updates focuses on the increasing number of significant developments in the field, including inheritance tax reduction where 10 per cent or more of an estate passes to charity on death and new tax reliefs for gifts of cultural objects.
Law Firm: Macfarlanes LLP | Published: 27 January 2012 | Practice Area: Private Client
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