There’s been so much coverage about people escaping cities after Covid that you might be surprised to find anyone still here. So I was...

There is no doubt that this phrase no longer applies only to our household waste.  If we weren't already convinced, the pandemic has...

Worth sharing that coffee doodle on what you see as key for the future office. The BCO think so and the results of their competition will...

Interesting article in The Telegraph this week about how the "rich and famous settle their Inheritance Tax bills using art, diaries - and...

Parents take note (I know I am!) we are not paying our children enough pocket money according to a recent survey of 6 to 16 year olds....

Those who do not remember history are doomed to repeat it. It was great to see such an erudite review of offices in Property Week, and...

The Ministry of Justice and the Office of the Public Guardian ("OPG") are seeking input from practitioners involved in making lasting...

The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG), the administrative body that oversees Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs), has launched a survey...

As part of the Wedlake Bell LaterLiving team (by which I mean those of us with expertise in property specifically for the older...

Paris has won plaudits for the steps  it's taken towards a "15 minute city" - life lived within a quarter of an hour of home....

Tax rises are the most obvious way for the government to claw back (pardon the pun!) its COVID-19 driven public spending. A further way...

In World Green Building Week I'm  pleased to share this feature piece on the wonders of green thinking.

Inspired ? @BCO -Next Gen is...

What will it take to get you back to the office? If you’re sitting pretty in a personal study or a garden office, it may be a lot. But...

After a great deal of debate and speculation, the Government this week announced a further extension to the ban on enforcement action by...

A prison sentence of two years has been imposed for a man convicted of faking a DNA test to deny paternity of his two sons.

This...

We have already seen an increase in the popularity of socialism through the rise in popularity of the former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn...

Since lockdown the family courts have been quick to adopt remote video hearings.

This has proved very beneficial in making sure cases...

When we first went into lockdown the world turned upside down.  For most of us things were very different; a little frightening but...

Today's High Court judgement in the test case brought by the Financial Conduct Authority in respect of business interruption losses ...

George and Ira Gershwin weren't thinking about working remotely when they penned a song with that title in the 1920s.  But people...

The recent case of OG v AG reflects a judicial determination to force divorcing couples to embrace a duty to negotiate more fully, in...

London has topped the list of global investment into offices for the first six months of the year, reinforcing the view (if it were...

Public transport has been blamed as one of the reasons delaying return to the workplace. I won’t ask who remembers the stress of...

The promised legislation permitting remote witnessing of Wills has now been revealed in the form of The Wills Act 1837 (Electronic...

The Charity Commission has launched an extended public register including additional information about individual charities. Register...

The cycle counter outside Embankment Tube station on CS3 shows a steady increase in commuters, though still much lower than this time...

There has been much speculation in the press in relation to Chancellor, Rishi Sunak's possible plans to raise taxes as the government...

The promised statutory instrument to give effect to the new remote witnessing rule for Wills has now been published as The Wills Act 1837...

There's an emerging consensus that the office is worth saving, because of the benefits of serendipitous encounters and other forms of...

The Wills Act 1837 (Electronic Communications) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Order 2020 has been laid before Parliament this week, extending...

The conclusions reached by research conducted by Campden FB and RBC in their recently published report 'The Next Generation of Global...

Research recently published by the Credit Suisse Research Institute has concluded that family owned businesses have proved more resilient...

Soon couples may have more flexibility and freedom about where they marry. The Law Commission is consulting on radical changes which will...

Came across  this announcement today when considering the press  encouragement to return to the office.

Covid-19  planning...

Disregarding the spirit of the OECD guidance on how to deal with COVID-19 exceptional circumstances, the Spanish tax authorities have...

My colleague Ann Stanyer's second edition of her book on the law, practice and prevention relating to the financial abuse of older...

For many it's a moot subject but with reports suggesting a hike in capital gains tax (CGT) rates to plug the COVID spending gap, there's...