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Gavin McLeod
Business & Property
03/09/2026

The ‘Acquisition Constructive Trust’: A Tool Which Does Not Require Proof of Detrimental Reliance

In this edition of Lay of the Land, Gavin McLeod examines the acquisition constructive trust, an important but often overlooked tool for protecting beneficial interests in land without requiring proof of detrimental reliance. It is a common enough...
Abigail Collier
Business & Property
01/09/2026

Administering Insolvent Estates: A Practical Guide for Personal Representatives

In this article, new tenant Abigail Collier, considers the position where a deceased person’s estate is found to be insolvent, in circumstances where no bankruptcy petition had been presented before the deceased’s death. Introduction Acting as a...
Abigail Collier
Business & Property
21/08/2026

St Philips Business & Property Group is delighted to welcome Abigail Collier as a tenant

Abigail Collier joins chambers from the South Eastern Circuit, where she completed pupillage and developed a broad civil practice. Having recently relocated to the Midlands, she accepts instructions across all Business & Property matters, with...
Charles Towl
Business & Property
17/08/2026

Charles Towl Successful in 2-day High Court Will Validity Claim

Following a 2-day trial in the Business and Property Courts in Birmingham, Charles Towl successfully represented the Claimant in defending against a will validity challenge.  The challenge was brought by the Deceased’s sibling on the basis of an...
Business & Property
10/08/2026

The General Rule of Jurisdiction in relation to Foreign Immovable Property Disputes and the Exceptions to It

I have recently had the privilege of writing a practical guide on conflict of laws issues in property disputes. A key component of that guide considers jurisdictional issues that arise where real estate is located in another country and a dispute in...
Business & Property
29/07/2026

Saxon Woods Investments Ltd v Costa [2026] UKSC 21: Directors’ Duties, Good Faith, and the Limits of Boardroom Dissent

Summary The Supreme Court’s decision in Saxon Woods v Costa is now the leading authority on the scope of the good‑faith obligation under section 172 of the Companies Act 2006 (‘CA 2006’). The Court unanimously held that a director’s genuine...
Business & Property
23/07/2026

Spot the Bot: Responding to AI Generated Documents in Proceedings, 19 August ’26

Our Business & Property Juniors are pleased to invite fellow junior lawyers to their forthcoming seminar: “Spot the Bot: Responding to AI Generated Documents in Proceedings”. Join Raghav Trivedi and Eloise Marriott who will...
Raghav Trivedi
Business & Property
14/07/2026

Inheritance tax planning – The application of section 10 IHTA 1984 (Burles v The Commissioners for HMRC)

Can the purchase of an income interest in an offshore trust escape inheritance tax under section 10 IHTA 1984? The First-tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber) has just said no. In Burles v The Commissioners for HMRC, the Tribunal dismissed the appeal against...
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