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The 6 April signals the start of a new tax year. With significant changes coming into force from the October 2024 Autumn Budget, this is an ideal time to review your tax strategies. Associate Sarah Turner and Partner Nick Mendoza consider tax planning tips for 2025/26. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eCa5qznM. #Tax #Planning #CGT #IHT

In our first article of Pensions Compass, Senior Associate James Newcome looks at the Government's plans and their far reaching implications. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/ek9Xyc8M #PensionsCompass #WedlakeBell

Like the proverbial bull smashing his way through the china shop, President Trump's presidency began with a flurry of executive orders. Prominent among them was an order ending all diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programmes within the federal government. While this obviously has no force in the UK, the order could signal an international backlash against DEI programmes in recent years, as a number of companies have rolled back or ended their DEI policies. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eXXjGe34. #DEI #Employment #WedlakeBell

We are delighted to announce the arrival of Corporate Partner Hollie Gallagher at the firm and the promotion of four Senior Associates Charley Lowe, Edward Moss, Matthew Pexton and Natasha Kurth to Partner, with effect from today. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/eHfejc8h. Congratulations to all! #Growth #Partnership #WedlakeBell

A significant milestone has been reached with the first-ever Building Liability Order under the Building Safety Act. This development highlights growing accountability for building safety and sets a critical precedent for the future. In this article, Partner Natalie Pilagos takes a detailed look at Building Liability Orders and the implications of the Click case. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eiu_ReBY. #BuildingSafetyAct #Regulation #BuildingLiability #BSA

Head of Private Client Offshore, Matt Braithwaite, comments for eprivateclient on the non-dom issues raised in the Chancellor's Spring Statement earlier this week. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/evKS3s2s. #SpringStatement #NonDom #InheritanceTax #IHT #PrivateClient

The latest edition of In Trust is here. In this edition, we take a look at issues affecting private clients and estate planning, including the Spring Statement, the IHT reforms impacting farmers and business owners and pre-nuptial agreements. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eiPftErx. #InTrust #PrivateClient #IHT #Farming #Prenup #SpringStatement

Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement showed commitment to achieving a budget surplus and reducing net financial debt, but many issues raised in the Autumn Budget 2024 which are vital to the livelihoods and financial stability of people across the UK remain unaddressed.   Partners Caroline Miller, Matt Braithwaite, Simon Blackburn and Parminder Sidhu consider the impact on non-UK domiciled individuals (“non-doms“), entrepreneurs, farmers and property owners here: https://lnkd.in/enaKDXTa.   #SpringStatement #NonDom #Agriculture #PropertyTax

Partner and Head of Agriculture, Rural and Landed Estates Simon Blackburn was quoted by Farmers Guardian in response to the Chancellor's Spring Statement 2025. What do the announcements mean for farming? Find out here: https://lnkd.in/eHp6uSv3 #SpringStatement #Farming #Agriculutre #LandedEstates 

We have been very proud to sponsor rising Hockey star Evie Chidgey through her most recent season and are thrilled to learn that she and her Hertford Under 16s team have qualified for the National Hockey Finals in April! The team is currently unbeaten, having won games against really strong teams including Repton, Beeston and York along the way.   We wish Evie and her team mates the very best of luck for the finals next month!