What does Advising mean? Advising, in financial services practice, means giving a client (or their agent) a recommendation on the merits of buying, selling, subscribing for, underwriting or exercising rights in a specific investment. In the UK (England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland), this is the regulated activity of advising on investments under article 53 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001. It captures advice given to a person as an investor or potential investor, or as agent for one, about a particular investment. Firms must be authorised or exempt, and the activity engages...
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Following a summer 2024 call for evidence on how carried interest is taxed, the government used Autumn Budget 2024 to confirm plans for a revamped carried interest regime from 6 April 2026. This will be brought within the income tax system, with bespoke provisions to reflect the distinctive features of the reward. It will feature tailored measures recognising how such rewards operate in practice. A subsequent consultation explored fresh qualifying criteria for entry to the regime, and the government published its response in June 2025, following that exercise and the consultation process. On 21 July 2025, draft clauses setting out the new carried interest Rules were released for inclusion in Finance Bill 2026. The regime will apply to carried interest that arises on or after 6 April 2026. Meanwhile, from 6 April 2025 the Capital gains tax rate on carried interest was increased to 32%. For further detail on these reforms to the taxation of carried interest, together with insights from specialist lawyers, see: Legislation Day: Draft Finance Bill 2026—Tax analysis — Private equity (PE) and venture capital. When Advising an individual on cross-border considerations or offshore tax planning, it...
When evaluating a general damages claim, the practitioner ought initially to refer to the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG)...
This Practice Note This Practice Note reviews mechanisms used in settling litigation. A Tomlin order consists of a consent order paired with a schedule. It operates to stay proceedings on terms that have been agreed. The provisions contained in the schedule may remain confidential. This Practice Note describes the scope of confidentiality attaching to the schedule and sets out how it differs from a standard consent order. Sample wording for a Tomlin order is included, alongside links to precedents, as well as guidance on court approval. It also addresses varying, setting aside and enforcing a Tomlin order, including the considerations the court will take into account when handling applications for each. Further guidance is provided on interpreting and applying the relevant provisions of the CPR; however, some courts and divisions impose very specific requirements for both drafting and approval, and for approaching the schedule and confidentiality issues. Accordingly, you must consider the particular rules and court guide provisions in the forum where your claim is proceeding when drawing up the Tomlin order...
Date [ date ] Parties [ name of Landlord ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Landlord) [ name of Tenant ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Tenant) [ [ name of Guarantor ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Guarantor) ] [ [ name of Mortgagee ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Mortgagee) ] Definitions Within this Deed, the terms below shall be interpreted as follows: [ Annual Rent • the annual sum reserved under the Lease; ] [ Insurance Rent • the Tenant’s share of the Landlord’s costs of insuring the Property (as set out in the Lease); ] Lease • the lease of the Property dated [ date ], entered into between (1) [ the Landlord OR [ name ...
I, [ name ], of [ address ], solemnly and sincerely state that: [ Matters to be verified, set out in numbered paragraphs ] I make this solemn statement in good conscience, believing it to be true, and pursuant to the provisions of the Statutory Declarations Act 1835. DECLARED at [ details ] this [ day ] day of [ month and year ] Before me ................................................................................ [ signature of the person before whom the declaration is made ] A [ commissioner for oaths OR [ solicitor OR [ insert other qualification ] ] authorised to administer oaths ]...