Teacher Stern acts in security transaction Teacher Stern commercial partner Claire Rollo, and Peter Levinger acted on a recent transaction, advising the shareholders of Cougar Monitoring Limited in their sale to security system supplier Kings Secure Technologies (KST). Claire Rollo said of the deal, “Cougar Monitoring have been a client of ours for over 10 years, and with this relationship [...]
The UK has now reached a Brexit deal: what does this mean for personal data transfers? Data transfers between the UK and the European Economic Area (EEA) The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement reached on 24 December 2020 included a temporary solution enabling the on-going free flow of personal data between the EU and the UK. From the 1 January [...]
The Government has announced that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will be extended until 30 April 2021. Back in November, Chancellor Rishi Sunak confirmed the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (also known as the furlough scheme) would be extended until the end of March 2021. It has now been announced that this will have a further one-month extension, until 30 April [...]
Teacher Stern act for new Williams F1 CEO David von Hagen acted for the newly appointed CEO of Williams Formula 1 Racing, Jost Capito, in the negotiation of his employment contract with Williams. David also acted for Capito in his departure from McLaren Formula 1 Racing in 2017. Capito has four decades of racing and automotive experience, listing Ford, Sauber [...]
Visit our dedicated Shared Appreciated Mortgage page If you have any questions about Shared Appreciated Mortgages (SAMs), you may find the answer on this page. Once billed by the Banks as one of the best and most generous retirement mortgages on the market, SAMs offered customers the opportunity to release up to 25% of the value of their property. The [...]
Future Fund Scheme The uncertainty brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, which in turn resulted in a corresponding economic downturn, has had a serious detrimental effect on many businesses across the country. This state of affairs led to the introduction of a series of financial measures by the UK Government with the aim of helping businesses to survive through this [...]
HMRC change of policy on SDLT on certain acquisitions of mixed-use property HMRC has clarified its position that the higher rates of Stamp Duty Land Tax (often referred to as the 3% surcharge) do not apply to the residential element of an acquisition of mixed-use property where a claim to multiple dwellings relief is also made. The way the complex [...]
Employer Q&A: Further Guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Following on from the Chancellor’s announcement earlier this month to extend the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) (also known as the furlough scheme), the full guidance setting out details on making claims under the extended CJRS has been released. If anyone has any questions after reading the Q&A below, [...]
Employment Law Update – Furlough Scheme Extended The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has confirmed that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) (also known as the furlough scheme) will be further extended until the end of March 2021. The Chancellor had previously confirmed that the furlough scheme would continue to be temporarily available during England’s national lockdown which is set to be [...]
New Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules The Home Office recently published their long-awaited Statement of Changes which sets out the changes to the Immigration Rules which are to be implemented post-Brexit. The various changes are summarised below. Many of the changes will take effect between 1 December 2020 and 1 January 2021 and will subject EEA nationals and [...]
