Entries by EdwardLamb

Tax Surgery with Michael Sherry – 16th May 2018, Manchester

Your Speaker on 16th May 2018 is Michael Sherry. Wednesday 16th May 2018 4.30pm-5.30pm Calyco Room, St James’ Buildings, Oxford Street, Manchester Followed by drinks and a chance to discuss the issues. Topics covered A general update and specific issues including: • Part 7 Ch1 to 4 overview Case law • the general background; • […]

When is the time right for mediation?

The existence of mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution can be traced throughout legal history, right back to when the Romans first developed a sophisticated legal system. At any moment in time, both formal and informal means of resolution co-existed. How the balance made between these two different approaches would vary from time […]

Tax Surgery: Family investment companies – 23rd May 2018

Where are we now – risks and advantages plus family constitutions. Your Speaker on 23rd May 2018 is Michael Sherry Family investment companies: • Entrepreneurs relief vs Substantial shareholding exemption • Possibilities for BPR • Modifying shareholdings to give gradual shift of value • Freezer shares • Voting only shares • Capital reduction shares • […]

Private Client Tax Surgery with Michael Sherry

Monday 23rd April 4.30pm – 5.30pm Red Room – Calyco, St James’ Building 61 – 95 Oxford Street, Manchester, M1 6EJ Followed by drinks and a chance to discuss the issues. No charge for attendance. The seminar will concentrate on business property relief: review of cases (including recent decision in Ross) the 2 year rule and […]

Deportation and Withdrawal of British Citizens

Join Lorraine Mensah for a short session on this hot topic. Lorraine Mensah Lorraine was appointed Immigration Judge in 2007. She provides specialist advice in the areas of European law and specifically rights for workers, Nationality issues, Immigration applications both under Appendix FM and the Points based system, deportation and Human Rights and has acquired […]

Upcoming Tax Surgery with Michael Sherry – Wednesday 21st March

Topics covered A general update and specific issues including: • Part 7 Ch1 to 4 overview Case law • the general background; • Grays Timber, Tower Radio, UBS, Cyclops etc. Specific issues • offshore • salary reduced and dividends on new acquired shares • voting/not voting for dividends shortly after acquisition – effect on value? […]

2018 Social History of Medicine Conference

Charles Feeny has been invited to speak at the 2018 Social History of Medicine Conference “Conformity, Resistance Dialogue and Deviance in Health and Medicine” at the University of Liverpool in July 2018. Charles Feeny will be participating in a round table discussion on Primodos chaired by Jesse Olszynko-Gryn of the University of Cambridge. Primodos was […]

Contribution and Apportionment: Unruly Horses? An article by Charles Feeny and Sam Irving for PI Brief Update Law Journal

25/01/18. “Public policy is a very unruly horse, and when once you get astride, you never know where it will carry you.” These oft repeated words were those of Borough J in Richardson v. Mellish in 1824 and are the first reference to the much repeated maxim, that resorting to public policy is equivalent to mounting […]