Royds lawyers took part in the 8th London Legal Walk on 21 May 2012 fundraising for charity Rights of Women which provides vital legal advice and information for women across England and Wales.
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David was an understated guy, people just knew him as the quietly efficient company secretary always puffing on his pipe (in the days when one could puff on a pipe in an office!). Mavis, his wife, did some clerical work. They lived in a modest but well maintained semi-detached house in the suburbs of South West London.
All had started off so well. Sarah and Anthony were on their way North to spend a “dirty” weekend away without their children, Peter and Sandra, aged four and two. The children were being looked after at home by Anthony’s parents, Geoff and Grace who were into their seventies. Anthony and Sarah were in their forties, both fit and successful in their own lines of business – insurance for him and hairdressing for her. They had never given thought to making a Will.
Royds LLP, a 17 partner law practice in the City of London, appoints Tony Millson as a partner in its Private Client team on 1st February. This follows the promotion to partnership of private…
The recent events across the Middle East have highlighted the importance of wealth preservation. Contrary to popular belief tax avoidance is not the prime reason for protecting your wealth in an offshore structure.
The government announced dramatic changes to pensions relief last Thursday, which will be introduced from April 2011. These include:
You will no doubt be aware that the rate of Capital Gains Tax (CGT) is set to rise on 22nd June at the Emergency Budget. Whilst it is difficult to predict the exact nature of the tax changes, it is advisable to consider taking pre-emptive action to lock in the existing gains under the CGT regime.