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Author: Geoffrey Kunkler Generative AI offers real promise for law firms, streamlining document drafting, accelerating research, and optimizing routine tasks. Yet alongside that promise lies material risk: hallucinated ...

Authors: Sophie Henwood and Neil Biswas, Real Estate Partners at Boodle Hatfield Why is the UK still a magnet for global capital, even as markets shift? This is the first in a series of articles examining some of the c ...

We are often asked what the key steps are in purchasing a commercial property in England; here is the typical journey of a buyer or tenant: 1. Identify a suitable real estate investment (it is recommended to use an age ...

The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (“DUAA”) received Royal Assent on 19 June 2025 which makes changes to the UK’s data regime, amending the Data Protection Act 2018 (“DPA”) and the Privacy and Electronic Commun ...

Family Investment Companies (FICs) are becoming increasingly popular as a means of holding wealth for the benefit of different beneficiaries.  FICs are seen by some as a useful tool when considering succession and wealt ...

Typically, commercial leases in England are short, lasting between 5 to 10 years, at a market rent and with an upwards only rent review. Unlike in France, the duration of the lease term is more flexible. However, regard ...