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🌍 The recent Budget brings significant changes to the taxation of non-UK trusts for individuals with UK connections. From April 2025, updates to income tax, capital gains tax, and inheritance tax rules make it essential to review trust structures now. The "four-year" exemption offers key opportunities for new UK residents, but the window to act is closing. Learn more in our recent insight by Rob Payne: #WealthPreservation #UKBudget #Trusts #TaxPlanning https://lnkd.in/e6Cc-apS

2024 Review: Residential Property Excellence Recognised 🏡 This year marked a pivotal moment for our Residential Property team - we're officially a 'Firm to Watch' in London, placing us among the top 30 law firms in the UK. But why should you be grabbing your popcorn? Let us explain. Find out in our link below! ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eWvWWAw3

2024 Review: This September, we welcomed an exceptional team of IP experts and a competition and regulatory consultant 📈 The arrival of partners Jim Boff, Martin Hammler, James McAllister, and Arthur Boff, alongside our CITMA and CIPA-qualified paralegals Francesca Bonfield and Laura Palmer, significantly expanded our intellectual property capabilities. Whilst Robert Bell, Consultant, brings competition and regulatory expertise with over 30 years of experience advising clients on complex competition and regulatory matters. You can read more here. ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eDyVMg-9

💡 Decoding liability caps: What do they cover? 💡 In the recent case of Topalsson GmbH v Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 1330, the Court of Appeal addressed the interpretation of liability caps in commercial contracts. The decision has important implications for the treatment of counterclaims and contractual interest. Our Corporate & Commercial experts, Francesca Jus-Burke and Isobel R. delve into: ⚪ Case background ⚪ High Court decision ⚪ Court of Appeal decision Read more below ⬇️ #LiabilityCaps #CommercialContracts #Commerical

2024 Review: Our Disputes team moves up the highly competitive Legal 500 mid-market commercial litigation London ranking table. 🌟 We're incredibly proud of our Disputes team's remarkable journey. The Legal 500 rankings recognised our team as 'never afraid to pursue radical and innovative approaches' – a testament to our commitment to excellence. 💛 But don't take our word for it, find out what Legal 500 had to say about our Disputes team below! (Spoiler, it’s really great!) https://lnkd.in/ePkq7FcH

⭐ I hope you’ve enjoyed our series of posts highlighting ‘one thing to think about this week’ as a result of the Employment Rights Bill. In case you’ve missed any, some of the key upcoming changes to look out for include: 📌 Unfair dismissal becoming a ‘day one’ right 📌 A significant restriction on the use of fire and re-hire 📌 Removal of the ‘establishment’ concept for the purposes of collective redundancy consultation 📌 Complex and fundamental changes to zero hours contracts 📌 Further obligations in relation to the prevention of sexual harassment and harassment generally 📌 An increase in trade union rights 🖱 Click on the hashtag below to see all of the previous updates and please get in touch if you have any questions – I’d be delighted to hear from you. This series has focused on the key strategic decisions you may need to make over the coming months and years. However, there will be plenty of other topics to think about too, including: 📌 The time limit that employees have to bring employment tribunal claims increasing from three to six months 📌 A right to switch off – preventing employees being contacted out of hours, other than in exceptional circumstances 📌 Mandatory reporting for large employers on their ethnicity and disability pay gaps 📌 A possible move towards a two part framework for employment status The good news is that we all have time to properly consider the proposed changes, with the majority not expected to be in force until 2026.  Consultations will continue in 2025, hopefully providing further insight into some of the detail we might see in the final versions of the legislation. However, do keep an eye out for the changes to flexible working in particular – we’ve seen an indication they will come into effect sooner than 2026. There will be plenty to do next year so, in the meantime, I hope you all have a fantastic holiday season and very best wishes for 2025! #OneThingToThinkAboutThisWeek

2024 Review: Navigating the Retail Landscape - The coffees were on us! 🏠 In April and September, we sponsored the refreshments at Completely Retail Marketplace, an event where brands come together to meet a diverse range of retail, leisure and hospitality property professionals, discuss the market and find opportunities to start up and expand their businesses. As you can see, we took an understated approach to the sponsorship! ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eyuTFpyG

⭐ I hope you’ve enjoyed our series of posts highlighting ‘one thing to think about this week’ as a result of the Employment Rights Bill. In case you’ve missed any, some of the key upcoming changes to look out for include: 📌 Unfair dismissal becoming a ‘day one’ right 📌 A significant restriction on the use of fire and re-hire 📌 Removal of the ‘establishment’ concept for the purposes of collective redundancy consultation 📌 Complex and fundamental changes to zero hours contracts 📌 Further obligations in relation to the prevention of sexual harassment and harassment generally 📌 An increase in trade union rights 🖱 Click on the hashtag below to see all of the previous updates and please get in touch if you have any questions – I’d be delighted to hear from you. This series has focused on the key strategic decisions you may need to make over the coming months and years. However, there will be plenty of other topics to think about too, including: 📌 The time limit that employees have to bring employment tribunal claims increasing from three to six months 📌 A right to switch off – preventing employees being contacted out of hours, other than in exceptional circumstances 📌 Mandatory reporting for large employers on their ethnicity and disability pay gaps 📌 A possible move towards a two part framework for employment status The good news is that we all have time to properly consider the proposed changes, with the majority not expected to be in force until 2026.  Consultations will continue in 2025, hopefully providing further insight into some of the detail we might see in the final versions of the legislation. However, do keep an eye out for the changes to flexible working in particular – we’ve seen an indication they will come into effect sooner than 2026. There will be plenty to do next year so, in the meantime, I hope you all have a fantastic holiday season and very best wishes for 2025! #OneThingToThinkAboutThisWeek

As 2024 draws to a close, we’re taking a moment (and some pre-scheduled posts #IYKYK 😉) to revisit key Greenwoods news from the year.  ☕️ First up, grab an espresso and catch up on the campaign our Corporate & Commercial team ran earlier this year It underscores our dedication to providing exceptional legal services designed to meet the ever-evolving demands of modern businesses. Our campaign needs no elaborate introduction – it speaks for itself. Click the link to find out how we stand out! ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gCPhd9Xx

2024 the year of the retail resurgence... After years of false dawn's 2024 has been the year physical retail made a comeback. Leasing activity in premier schemes across the country has seen a significant uptick... Activity has been across the sector with the roll outs of Sostrene Green, PureSeoul, Miniso all gathering pace, while stalwarts M&S, JD sports and Frasers (with the latter buying up a number of shopping centres) have all stepped up their store openings/refurbishments. It's something the Real Estate team Greenwoods Legal LLP have directly contributed to as well, this year we have transacted on: - 139 deals - a total rent roll of £11,124,203 pax - 1,218,294 sq ft - a highest annual rent of £870,430 pax - largest sale of £6.75m So as we approach the festive break 🎄🎅🎄I just wanted to thank all our clients and referrers who have made this year one of our best. It really is appreciated and I look forward to bigger and better things in 2025 🤞 We've got a couple of exciting hires coming in 2025 so keep your eyes peeled 👀 We're still around until 1pm on 24/12 but let's be honest no one is on LinkedIn after this week... Special thanks to Sona Vig, Harry Rudolf, Myles Shearman, Amy Lynch, Anthony Lauderdale and Adam Blackwell for all their hard work on the commercial side of things this year 🙌 #landlordandtenant #retail #commercialproperty #hospitality #assetmanagement