Background Steer was employed by Stormsure for four months and alleged both that she was subjected to sexual harassment from a colleague and that Stormsure failed to protect her from this harassment. She also presented a grievance in June 2020 which she claimed was not investigated properly. Steer made a request to work from home […]
Read more >“I am the residuary beneficiary of an estate. The Personal Representatives are not being transparent or forthcoming with any information. I fear that they are not administering the estate correctly. Is there anything I can do?” This question is one often asked by a beneficiary keen to understand their ability to obtain information concerning an […]
Read more >Welcome to the Spring edition of our Real Estate Newsletter. As we emerge from the pandemic we look at some interesting property and planning issues that have been considered even while we were in lockdown. We would welcome feedback on the content covered below and any comments you may have on the future focus of […]
Read more >A summary of the Eade v Hogg [2021] case We recently acted for a widow in the reported case, Eade v Hogg [2021] EWHC 1057 (Ch); a claim for construction/rectification of her husband’s Will. His previous will left 26% of his shares in a company to his surviving spouse and 26% to a friend. When […]
Read more >This month, Druces celebrates the promotion of two of our lawyers, Charles Avens and Benjamin Lomer, who are stepping up to take on the leadership of their practice areas. Charles Avens promoted to Head of Immigration “I am delighted to be appointed as the Head of Immigration at Druces. As the world begins to open […]
Read more >We are celebrating two awards for Druces at Citywealth’s Magic Circle Awards 2021. Druces picks up award in Law Firm of the Year – London category At yesterday’s event hosted by Karen Jones (CEO of Citywealth), there was success for Druces in the “Law Firm of the Year – London” category, where we were delighted […]
Read more >Eade v Hogg [2021] Helen Freely and Paul Levy acted for the widow (the 6th Defendant) in the case of Eade v Hogg [2021] EWHC 1057 (Ch). She supported the Claimant’s case and judgment was handed down on Friday in favour of the Claimant. The case turned on the construction and rectification of Clause 2 […]
Read more >Druces’ Capital Markets team has advised Savannah Resources PLC, in connection with an accelerated bookbuild placing to complete a raise of gross placing proceeds of £10m and £0.3m through a direct subscription. Clarksons Platou Securities, finnCap and W H Ireland acted as joint bookrunners in respect of the placing, with SP Angel acting as Nomad. […]
Read more >Druces’ Capital Markets team has advised Mast Energy Developments plc, in connection with a placing and subscription of an aggregate 47,150,000 new ordinary shares at 12.5p each raising gross proceeds of £5,540,000 and its admission to the Official List (by way of a Standard Listing) and to trading on the London Stock Exchange plc’s Main […]
Read more >When is the French real estate wealth tax filing deadline? The deadline to file a real estate wealth tax return is 20 May 2021 for non-French tax residents and 26 May 2021 for those with French taxable income, filing online. What is the IFI tax? By way of reminder, the French real estate wealth tax, known […]
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