Streathers Highgate LLP are proud to be Certified™ by Great Place To Work® for the first time. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Streathers. Our survey results showed we outscored the average of other certified firms in the legal profession, 98% of employees agreed you … Continued
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In recent years there has been significant debate surrounding the decision-making capabilities of most private limited companies with sole directors. This is as a result of recent court interpretation of the model articles of association. What are Articles of Association? Every company must have a set of articles of association (Articles), the fundamental constitutional document … Continued
The law in the UK relating to surrogacy is outdated. As the law stands, the surrogate can change her mind about surrendering her parental rights to the intended parents at any point, up until the Court grants a Parental Order. Although this rarely happens in practice, it can understandably be a huge concern for the … Continued
A Parental Order will extinguish a surrogate’s legal parentage and grant legal parentage to the intended parents. Without a Parental Order in place, the surrogate will continue to be the child’s legal mother, and the intended parents will not be recognised by the law as being the child’s legal parents. An application will need to … Continued
Surrogacy is becoming an increasingly common way to conceive a child. Over the last decade, the number of people having a child via surrogacy has grown by almost four times. If you are considering having a child via surrogacy then it is important that you know your legal rights. What is surrogacy? Surrogacy is when … Continued
The UK has always been a preferred onshore jurisdiction for high net-worth individuals, as the current regime allows individuals who are resident in the UK but not domiciled in the UK (“non-dom”) to opt in to being taxed on the remittance basis. In short, the remittance basis provides tax relief for non-dom individuals as foreign … Continued
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) brings the biggest reform to Companies House since it was first established, leading to significant implications for businesses. The legislation generally affects all entities registered with Companies House (including companies, limited liability partnerships (LLPs) and other entities) with the aim of increasing corporate transparency and tackling … Continued
Key issues and pragmatic solutions Whether you are already in the process of selling your business or thinking about succession planning for some point in future, it is never too early to start taking steps to maximise the chances of a successful exit. The process might seem complicated or daunting, but this article sets out … Continued
As a family lawyer, two issues have struck a chord with me in recent years in relation to the challenges faced by some women on the family law journey. The first is pension inequality and secondly (and often connected) is how menopause is insufficiently considered by lawyers, courts and more generally. Some time ago, I … Continued
Farhana Shahzady, family partner in our Baker Street office, outlines some of the options for funding your family case We know that the issue of costs and how to fund your case can cause a lot of stress at a time when there is already matrimonial or family breakdown and conflict. Often parties are usually … Continued
