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Project co-financed from the European Regional Development Fund under the Innovative Economy Operational Programme

1st September 2015
GRANTS FOR INNOVATION The trend to keep only electronic documentation, the increasing number of legal regulations or the rising customer requirements cause that the scope of risk and the number of hazards related to the management of a law office are still rising. The owners are aware of that. More and more of them decide […]
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Greene & Greene and Ensors advise the shareholders of Llewellyn Smith on its sale to the Servest Group

25th August 2015
Two leading Regional firms have advised the shareholders of Llewellyn Smith Limited, the market leader in providing compliance based services to domestic energy efficiency installations, on its sale to the Servest Group.  Bury St Edmunds headquartered Servest Group, is one of the UK's largest facilities management service providers. The team at Greene & Greene Solicitors […]
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Inheritance tax relief on charitable donations hits record high UK of £630m

25th August 2015
The total amount of Inheritance Tax Relief claimed against charitable donations made in wills has hit a record high, up 7% on last year* to £630 million, says Wilsons, the leading charity law firm.   Wilsons estimates the total value of bequests from estates over the Inheritance Tax (IHT) threshold last year at £1.6 billion.  […]
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Draft regulations could require disclosure of all but the most basic IHT planning, warns law firm Boodle Hatfield

24th August 2015
Draft regulations have been published that could see individuals and their tax advisers having to disclose participation in all but the most basic of inheritance tax (IHT) planning.  The draft regulations could, says law firm Boodle Hatfield, require even straightforward arrangements to be disclosed, swamping HMRC with information that they do not want or need. […]
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King & Wood Mallesons advises China-based HK CTS Metropark Hotels on the acquisition of Kew Green Hotels

11th August 2015
King & Wood Mallesons has harnessed its global capability, bringing together teams in London and Hong Kong to advise Chinese travel group HK CTS Metropark Hotels Co Ltd (CTS) on the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of UK based Kew Green Hotels from previous owners Goldman Sachs and TPG Special Situations Partners. Kew […]
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Clifford Chance advises the Coca-Cola company on the merger of the world's largest bottler

10th August 2015
Clifford Chance advised The Coca-Cola Company with regards to German law aspects on the combination of its three operations Coca-Cola Enterprises, Coca-Cola Iberian Partners and the German Coca-Cola Erfrischungsgetränke AG into the world's largest independent Coca-Cola bottler based on net revenues. The company's name will be Coca-Cola European Partners. As a combined company it is […]
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Conveyancing Association responds to Bank of England Inflation Report

6th August 2015
In response to comments made today (Aug 6) by the Governor of the Bank of England and publication of the Inflation Report, Eddie Goldsmith Chairman of the Conveyancing Association said:   “There is still a concern that home-owners across the UK have grown dangerously accustomed to low interest rates, and any sudden rate rise compounded […]
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