Zoe Pearse TEP Features in The Sunday Times
Zoe Pearse TEP, Senior Associate in the Private Client team, has been featured in the latest reader’s question segment from The Sunday Times. Zoe provides some valuable insight when answering the question “Who pays capital gains tax when inheriting a home?” Zoe explains “All in all, to overcome the issue of CGT it may be […]
Catherine Hancock Features in The Times
Catherine Hancock, Partner in the Family Team, was recently featured in The Times in a piece highlighting how menopause is leaving some women facing financial vulnerability after divorce. She commented: “a better understanding of the impact of menopause on women could assist courts when deciding what term of maintenance should be paid to the wife […]
Natasha Southam Features in The Telegraph
Natasha Southam, Senior Associate in the Private Client team, was recently featured in The Telegraph in a piece that highlights how millennials are becoming more resistant to receiving “burdensome” real estate, and are instead favouring monetary gifts. Natasha explained “We do see an increased resistance to inheriting real estate and a preference for cash […]
James Cohen features in Citywealth
James Cohen, Head of our Private Client team, featured in this week’s 60-second Citywealth Leaders List interview. James shared his insights about his role, the challenges his clients are facing and who he most admires. James commented that “clarity, empathy, and consistency” are the most important traits of a leader. To read the full interview, […]
Neil Russell joins Daniel Barnett on LBC
Head of the Family team, Neil Russell, joined Daniel Barnett on the LBC legal hour last Saturday (7th June) answering questions relating to divorce, finances and children. Listen to the clip here
Planning for incapacity – Zoe Pearse writes for STEP Journal
Private client Senior Associate Zoe Pearse TEP wrote an article for STEP Journal, discussing the England and Wales lasting powers of attorney (LPAs). Her article highlights the purpose, legal framework, and practical use of LPAs and explains how they enable individuals to appoint trusted people to make financial or health-related decisions on their behalf if […]
James Cohen Features in the Telegraph
James Cohen, Head of our Private Client team, was recently featured in The Telegraph, where he shared his insights on the differences between family investment companies and trusts, in an article exploring how individuals can mitigate the impact of Labour’s proposed inheritance tax changes. James commented that FCIs have “now become the go-to for those […]
James Cohen features in Citywealth discussing why the world’s wealthiest families are falling apart
James Cohen, Head of Private Client, was quoted in Citywealth this week in an expert analysis discussing succession planning, what his clients are experiencing on the ground and what is often misunderstood when passing on wealth. “High-profile disputes such as those involving the Safra and Luksic families highlight the vulnerability of even the most successful […]
Stuart Crippin features in Spear’s discussing whether the UK can turn tide on the recent increase in UHNW departures from the UK
A wave of fiscal reforms, including the abolition of the non-dom regime, rising inheritance tax and uncertainty around future policy, has sent a message that the UK is no longer a friendly home for wealth. Can Britain reverse the tide on the recent increase in UHNW departures from the UK? Stuart Crippin, head of the […]
Ben Menahem Features in the Telegraph
Ben Menahem, Senior Associate in our Residential Real Estate team, was quoted in the Telegraph this week, sharing his thoughts on families who have inherited retirement flats now facing double council tax charges. Ben commented: “growing number of home owners are finding themselves caught in an increasingly challenging position when it comes to inherited properties […]