Wedlake Bell

"On an entirely selfish level, most of us would likely welcome the removal of SDLT returns and calculations from our desks - but Badenoch’s proposals wouldn’t eliminate that burden entirely" - Emma Sear - Wedlake Bell With just over a month to go before Rachel Reeves delivers her first Budget, Kemi Badenoch has grabbed the headlines with a crowd-pleasing election pledge: to abolish Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) on main residences for UK residents.

Oliver Embley Following Mike Lynch’s tragic death following the sinking of the Bayesian, it was widely reported that he was celebrating his successful acquittal in the US against criminal fraud charges following the sale of his company, Autonomy, to Hewlett Packard (HPE). However, and perhaps more significantly, Dr Lynch was also awaiting the decision of the UK High Court civil claim brought against him and Sushovan Hussein (Autonomy's former CFO) by HPE.

A recent interview with Anne Robinson received a lot of national press attention in part for her confirmation that she is dating Queen Camilla's ex-husband, Andrew Parker Bowles, but also for her revealing that she has given away most of her reported £50 million fortune to her family to avoid inheritance tax (IHT). "I’ve given it all away. I don’t want the taxman to have it,” she said. “I’ve spread it about quite a lot, to the children.