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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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Government publishes timetable for implementation of Charity Commission’s new powers

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Government publishes timetable for implementation of Charity Commission’s new powers

Following Ian Burman’s presentation on the new Charities (Protection & Social Investment) Act 2016 at the More London Charity Forum’s inaugural event in March 2016, we thought you would be interested to know that the government has now published a provisional timetable explaining when the different sections of the new Charities Act will take effect.

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Charity challenges lawfulness of order made by the Charity Commission

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Charity challenges lawfulness of order made by the Charity Commission

Some of you may have read the Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Regina (Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society of Great Britain and Others) v Charity Commission which found that a charity was entitled to challenge the lawfulness of a production order made under section 52 Charities Act 211, by way of judicial review.


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