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From garage to unicorn – Employment law lessons for scaling tech teams
Catherine Bourne
21 March 2023
IR35: Here for the long haul?
Tax rules introduced in the previous century still rarely cause taxpayers and tax advisers issues in identifying the boundaries of what is meant to be captured. IR35 was introduced by HMRC (at that point, the Inland Revenue) in 1999 and to this day, it is still an area which challenges the minds of lawyers and accountants (among others) across the UK.
1 March 2023
ClientEarth v Shell PLC: A new era for ESG and climate change litigation that’s turning up the heat for company directors
ClientEarth has now issued its threatened derivative action against Shell plc in the High Court of England and Wales. The claim, apparently bolstered by significant institutional investor support (making up 12 million shares in the company), shows that the growing trend in ESG and climate-related litigation is here to stay, and businesses must prepare for a green energy transition.
23 February 2023
The clearest possible case for an Inheritance Act claim by a surviving spouse
In a case decision ironically handed down in the wake of Valentine’s Day last week, a widow who was left nothing in her husband’s will following a 66-year marriage, was successful in pressing for her fair share of his estate.
20 February 2023
Disputing a will on the basis of undue influence
Another day, another will dispute in the headlines. The case concerns the estate of the late Julie Harrison whose daughter, Candice Harrison, is reported to have been successful in an undue claim against her cousin, Jonathan Greenwood.
10 February 2023
Contesting a will if fraud, theft or forgery is involved
It has been widely reported in the mainstream media this week that a Mr Stewart Pearman has been jailed for over five years for trying to steal more than £2 million left by a friend to an air ambulance charity before her death by cancer in 2016. Mr Pearman had been bequeathed £25,000 by his friend in her Will made in 2014 but shortly before her death forged a document that declared he was the sole executor and main beneficiary of her estate.
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