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Breaking down silos: family law in the UK in 2024 and beyond

Private Client Yearbook 2024

Lucy Enright talks to leading family lawyers about how the law needs to keep up with what family looks like in 2024.

Inside this Edition

Foreword: Hunters Law

Private Client Yearbook 2024

What does digital transformation mean for private client services? Cryptocurrencies promised a revolution. Their decentralised infrastructure was thought to be the future of finance – and by late 2021, they were worth $3tn. Then those values came crashing down. Now the king of crypto, Sam Bankman-Fried, has been found guilty of one of the biggest …

Breaking down silos: family law in the UK in 2024 and beyond

Private Client Yearbook 2024

Lucy Enright talks to leading family lawyers about how the law needs to keep up with what family looks like in 2024.

2024 will be a year of change in the UK. The question is, how much?

Private Client Yearbook 2024

Do you have a crystal ball? If you do, then perhaps you can share the outcome of the UK election in 2024. Which election pledges are going to have most impact on private wealth professionals and their clients? Or perhaps you’re reading this in May or November, know who has won and are busy planning …

The private client pecking order

Private Client Yearbook 2024

The Legal 500 ranks almost 1,000 firms and 1,500 lawyers for private client work across the UK – which firms have the most rankings and stand-out stars?

Perspectives: Ayesha Vardag

Private Client Yearbook 2024

‘People need to be physically near each other and feel each other’s chemistry – otherwise everything is just cold and dry and boring’ – Ayesha Vardag on changing the law, how WFH trashed intellectual collaboration and why sex, love and money make family law endlessly interesting

Planning for the unpredictable: navigating the private wealth market amid political uncertainty

Private Client Yearbook 2024

The private client market is booming but with a general election looming and the UK non-dom regime at risk, Isabel Caine asks partners how high net worth clients can stay ahead of the curve.

Perspectives: Ashley Crossley

Private Client Yearbook 2024

‘For the UK, the biggest challenge is about to happen’ – Baker McKenzie’s London head of wealth management Ashley Crossley on changes to the non-dom regime and the personal experience that led him to private client work

Perspectives: Sandra Davis

Private Client Yearbook 2024

‘I’ve had the most incredible career. It’s been fascinating, rewarding, and challenging’: Mishcon de Reya’s Sandra Davis on her career highlights, changes in family law and the biggest challenges facing clients right now

Thought leadership: Benefits of the Austrian Private Foundation

Private Client Yearbook 2024

The Austrian Private Foundation (PF) is a viable option to protect and preserve assets over generations, as well as to prevent the distribution of assets in the event of succession. Establishing an Austrian PF enables the founder to align his/her assets with the founder’s wishes but separating the assets from the founder’s future fate. Due …

Q&A: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

Private Client Yearbook 2024

1. How does estate planning differ in India compared to other countries, especially in light of unique family structures and property laws? Indian inheritance related laws are diverse and vary on a number of factors, such as the nature of the assets (movable or immovable), their location, and the personal law of an individual, which …

Foreword: Herbert Smith Freehills

Life Sciences Yearbook 2024

‘Economic and geopolitical pressures continued throughout 2023, making the global business landscape a volatile one. It might even be asked whether disruption is simply the new business norm.’ Global themes in 2023 and outlook The disruption felt globally at the end of 2022 continued to impact life sciences companies and investors in 2023. On M&A …

Lead partner: The year the United Kingdom becomes a globally leading life sciences hub?

Life Sciences Yearbook 2024

Introduction As part of its ambition for the United Kingdom to become a tech and science superpower by 2030, in 2023, the government announced a range of initiatives aimed at boosting investment and innovation in the life sciences sector. Innovators will have welcomed the R&D tax relief reforms whilst the Mansion House Compact (the largest …

Interview with: David Gibson

Life Sciences Yearbook 2024

‘There are so many great new technologies and medicines with potential to make a difference to populations and treatment pathways but key challenges remain in regulating them’ – David Gibson, senior associate at McDermott Will & Emery

Healthcare and pharmaceutical regulation in Portugal

Life Sciences Yearbook 2024

The health sector in Portugal, which encompasses the pharmaceutical market, is a prominent and fast-evolving sector that has undergone significant growth in recent decades. Sérvulo & Associados law firm is proud to have a highly specialised, experienced and well-balanced team in the life sciences field. The team covers all the main legal matters of the …

Taking back control – the post-pandemic landscape for life sciences regulation

Life Sciences Yearbook 2024

Leading life sciences partners size up recent regulatory reforms and assess the UK’s position in a post-Brexit, post-Covid world.

Interview with: Jaspreet Takhar

Life Sciences Yearbook 2024

‘EU regulators are preparing an avalanche of new laws that are going to have a monumental impact on pharma and medtech’ – Baker McKenzie’s Jaspreet Takhar on the future of digital health solutions