It is with immense sadness that we announce the death of our friend and colleague, Savanita Atwal. Savanita passed away unexpectedly last week following a short illness and will be missed by everyone who had the pleasure of knowing and working with her. Savanita brought energy and passion to everything she did and was highly […]
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You may have read that MKFM’s recent article of Sunday 8 May 2022 which explained that, due to the significant rise of violent crimes in Milton Keynes and more particularly the two violent incidents that took place on 4 May 2022, Thames Valley Police placed a “section 60 order” over parts of the Borough. So, […]
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Introduced as part of the UK’s implementation of the Fifth Money Laundering Directive (5MLD), HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has extended the requirement for trust registration to non-taxable UK trusts and some non-UK trusts. The objective is to give greater transparency to the ownership of trust assets and will affect you if you’re a trustee, […]
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In what has been hailed as the biggest shakeup of divorce law in 50 years, the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act is due to come into force on 6 April 2022. This landmark act will introduce the long-awaited concept of ‘no-fault’ divorce, ending the removal of fault or blame into which many couples are currently […]
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A significant step to improving road safety and cracking down on hand-held mobile phone use whilst driving will be implemented from 25th March 2022. In short, the Police will no longer be required to prove that a hand-held mobile phone had been used whilst driving for the purposes of performing an “interactive communication function”. Instead, […]
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Leading full-service legal firm Woodfines, has announced eight senior promotions within its Property, Private Client, Commercial and Regulatory and Dispute Resolution departments. The promotions, effective as of 1st April 2022, include two new members of the LLP, four new partners and two senior associates. Accepting the promotion to partner are Hannah Johnson, Claire Spencer, Nathan […]
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