There are those who live their lives and pay their taxes accordingly. And there are those who do it the other way around.
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Credit for this must go to Michelle Greene and her team. Since taking over as senior clerk Michelle has led from the front with a clear vision of the New Square Chambers brand and astonishing energy, commitment and hard work. Not many people appreciate what a senior clerk does, and how many petty details they have to handle whist keeping an eye on the horizon. It’s good to see this work pay off.
Nice to see New Square Chambers making the shortlist… Great work Michelle Greene Nathan Hitchman Cameron Grant Charlie Sherwood Billie Campbell Oscar Shelvey-Negus and the rest of the team, staff and members
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Re AB [2024] EWHC 586 Fam: Not only a useful review of the relevant surrogacy law and recognition agreements between the UK & USA, but also a roadmap for the procedural challenge of getting recognition in the English courts. New Square Chambers
Head of Fertility Law at Mills & Reeve. Fellow of IAFL and Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproductive Technology Attorneys
Re AB (A Child) (2014) - Claire Burton and I Mills & Reeve | Family and children acted for the applicants instructing Dorothea Gartland KC 4PB and Edward Bennett of Harcourt - Family Law The President of the Family Division confirmed that a parental order could be made where the child had already been adopted by the applicants (in this case a U.S. adoption which was automatically recognised in the UK). In this case, the parents of the child born through surrogacy in the U.S. sought to establish their child's interest as beneficiary in family trusts in Guernsey and England. Guernsey law did not recognise the California parentage order and so the parents obtained a confirmatory adoption in California which would be recognised. UK law also automatically recognises adoption orders made in the U.S, which posed a problem for an English trust created before 1976 and which excluded adopted children. An English parental order was therefore necessary. The court heard submissions from the Secretary of State for Education and on behalf of the child, both of whom supported the applicants' submissions. Another reminder of the legal complexities of international surrogacy and of the need for international recognition of parentage (currently lacking but "on the agenda" of the Permanent Bureau at The Hague. Also useful for private client and trusts lawyers, since issues arising from surrogacy are no longer confined to the specialist fertility lawyers among us. As surrogacy becomes a more popular form of assisted reproduction, it is increasingly important for lawyers from other disciplines to be aware of the issues! https://lnkd.in/ePFAmMnE
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A pleasure sharing a platform at today’s TL4 Landed Estates conference with Vivienne Williams and Rebecca Cattermole in the magnificent Ironmongers’ Hall. Some really interesting developments in Agricultural tenancies and planning for landed estates. #LandedEstates #FarmTax #PrivateClient #tl4 New Square Chambers
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"What the FTX happened?" On 11 March 2024 Leigh Sagar and I will be speaking for ThoughtLeaders4 FIRE | TL4FIRE on the topic of Crypto Exchanges and Custodial Services. https://lnkd.in/epyYPE2G
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Thank you to my generous referees who have somehow elevated me to Band 1 in Chambers, and thanks to the clerks at New Square Chambers for their tireless efforts. Made my day. https://lnkd.in/eWFZWrX6
Trusts, London (Bar), UK Bar | Chambers Rankings
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Always satisfying when the Crown Prosecution Service does all the hard work for you by successfully prosecuting the other side for forgery! Credit to Alex Watkinson for being tactically astute as ever. https://lnkd.in/e9pJbA79
Farmer faces jail for fake letters to inherit dead landowner's estate
dailymail.co.uk
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Yet another failed 'Home Loan' scheme decision from the FTT, but for those of us who follow these things closely, a remarkable achievement for Charles Bradley and Buckles Solicitors LLP, who succeeded on 10 of 11 issues. Unfortunately, s.103 has proved a complete barrier to such schemes; I'm only aware of one which HMRC has actually admitted as effective, for unique reasons. https://lnkd.in/eNeQ3u4q
First-tier Tribunal (Tax)
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Thank you to my referees for writing such generous things for Chambers HNW. It really is much appreciated. https://lnkd.in/efshFYZ7
Aidan Briggs
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What a pleasure to see so many colleagues, clients and friends at New Square Chambers summer party at the Brewery this evening. Many thanks to Michelle Greene and her team for laying on a cracking event.
Barrister at Harcourt Chambers
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