Laytons ETL promotes Alexandra Bartrope to Head of Private Client

Laytons ETL promotes Alexandra Bartrope to Head of Private Client

Laytons ETL, the City of London-based international commercial law firm, has promoted Alexandra Bartrope to the position of head of private client. She takes over from Ian Burman, who established the team in 1989 and remains with the firm but has stepped back from management to focus on building his private client and charity practice.

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Proposed New Surrogacy Law: Inheritance, Succession and Guardianship

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Proposed New Surrogacy Law: Inheritance, Succession and Guardianship

While surrogacy law can be criticised for not being fit for purpose, there is at least a solution in place that is cumbersome.  When it comes to the impact of death of one of the parties, while already a traumatic event, a barefaced lacuna in the law causes the problems to go from bad to worse.

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Laytons LLP ranked in Legal 500, 2020

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Laytons LLP ranked in Legal 500, 2020

We are very pleased to announce that the latest, 2020 edition of Legal 500 has recognised Laytons LLP for a range of expertise across London, Manchester and Guildford.

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IHT and Charities: A matter of interpretation

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The Court of Appeal’s recent decision in P Routier and C A Venables v HMRC [2016] explores the inheritance tax relief exemption on gifts to charities and the conditions that apply in order to claim the relief.


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