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10
Mar 2021

Section: Wills & Probate

Inheritance Tax Relief

Inheritance Tax relief for business owners, at a glance. Business Property Relief (BPR) is a valuable relief available for business owners, subject to certain conditions being fulfilled. It is important for business owners to seek advice in inheritance tax planning, to ensure that the relief is firstly available and if so, to ensure that the…

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07
Mar 2021

Section: * BUSINESS *

International Women’s Day

To celebrate International Women’s Day we wanted to showcase some of our brilliant female solicitors at Chadwick Lawrence. Sharing their advice, why they chose to work in the legal industry and what females have inspired them in their career.   Bhavna Patel – Partner & Team Leader, Home & Property Why did you decide to…

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23
Feb 2021

Section: Wills & Probate

Digital Assets & Will Planning

Following the Law Society’s suggestion of including ’digital assets’ in a Will, we have put together a brief overview of why it is important to think about this. Firstly, what are digital assets? Whilst there is no definition of digital assets, they include items such as photographs, videos, online subscriptions, social media, online accounts such…

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22
Feb 2021

Section: Regulatory Services

Personal Data & Europe

The confirmation of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU at the end of 2020 has implications for businesses who process personal data from the EU and when data is transferred from the UK to Europe or processed in Europe. Before Brexit, as the UK was part of the EU, it was permissible to freely transfer…

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22
Feb 2021

Section: Property

Business tenancies and the COVID-19 pandemic

Business tenancies and the COVID-19 pandemic The global pandemic has impacted upon business tenancies in such a way as to prevent certain action from being taken, except by way of an agreement between a landlord and a tenant. Section 82 of the Coronavirus Act 2020 gives protection to tenants, in relevant business tenancies, from the…

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22
Feb 2021

Section: Property Litigation

Residential evictions and the COVID-19 pandemic

On 11 January 2021 The Public Health (Coronavirus) (Protection from Eviction) (England) Regulations 2021 came into force. Subject to some exemptions, these regulations prevented attendance at a dwelling house until 22 February 2021, for the purpose of delivering a notice of eviction or executing a writ or warrant of possession in England. On 14 February…

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