Employee ownership trusts and law firms: Is it a realistic exit option?
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Corporate and commercial law
As the legal sector continues to evolve, many law firm owners are exploring new ways to exit their businesses – whether through a sale, merger, or internal transition.
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Kelvin Balmont
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Effective succession planning is a delicate balancing act involving both personal legacy and tax efficiency. Technical legal advice is therefore essential to achieving the very best outcome, but so too is wise counsel.
Executing a Will – don’t bury your head in the sand
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An executor is a person who has the responsibility of administering a deceased person’s estate. They are appointed by a person’s will and their role begins when that person dies.
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The government has confirmed that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will assume responsibility for supervising lawyers’ anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) compliance – replacing the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and other professional bodies currently fulfilling that role.
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Kelvin Balmont
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Forcing an employee to express milk in car and toilet held to be harassment
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An Employment Tribunal has recently held that a school committed an act of harassment on the grounds of sex when they did not provide a space for a female teacher to express breast milk at work.
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Gender critical beliefs are protected in the workplace
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Ms Forstater brought various discrimination claims against CGD on the basis of her belief. The first step for Ms Forstater was to establish whether her belief was capable of protection under the Equality Act 2010.
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