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Rush to finalise deals amid fears of Business Asset Disposal Relief abolition
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Corporate and commercial law
Leading law firm Clarke Willmott LLP is reporting that clients who are in the process of selling a business are trying to speed up completion deals before the Autumn Budget 2024.
Written by
Kim Klahn
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Whether you’re married, in a civil partnership or living together, choosing to separate is an incredibly difficult and emotional decision. At a time when you’re already distressed, separating your assets, debts and responsibilities can be extremely hard to manage without input from an experienced separation solicitor.
Service of a claim by email – time for a change in the rules?
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Financial services litigation
In Chehaib v King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Others [2024] EWHC 2 the claimant failed to have its claim survive against one of three defendants after attempting to serve that defendant by email without permission contrary to CPR Practice Direction 6A.
Written by
Darren Kidd
and
Meg Perris
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