Category: News

Tessa Lorimer comments on the HMRC case targeting sophisticated investors in a Bloomberg news article dated 30.01.14.

Bloomberg article dated 30.01.14

Tessa Fry comments on the implications of the supreme court’s landmark ruling against the council in an article for The Guardian 24 January 2014.

Employment law article – The Guardian 24.01.14

Clive Halperin discusses in The Guardian dated 15.11.13 how crucial it is to get the right structures in place from the outset.

The Guardian article dated 15.11.13 on business partnerships

GSC Solicitors advises Raag Hotels on property finance aspects of Wellcome Trust investment.

Peter Belcher, head of property finance, led the GSC team which managed the construction, franchise and property refinancing elements of the deal for Raag Hotels. Property Week reports: “The Wellcome Trust has acquired a 50% stake in Raag Hotels, which operates Tune Hotels in central London, and plans to more than double its presence in the capital….the shareholders have now committed additional equity to fund the future roll out of more Tune Hotels in London, taking the portfolio from the current 616 rooms to a target of 1,500 rooms…Bank finance for the development of the Raag Hotels business has been provided by HSBC and The Royal Bank of Scotland.

Following the deal Raag Hotels has acquired a new site in Canary Wharf which has planning consent for the development of a 130 room hotel.  The Tune Hotel Canary Wharf is expected to open in early 2015.

Raag Hotels was set up in 2010 …and

[is] managed by the Jivraj family’s Queensway Hotels.”

Tessa Lorimer reminds those who have money in Swiss bank accounts that they have until 01.11.13 to avoid an HMC investigation.

Tax Article in Spears Press – 24.10.13

David Nathan describes in an article for the Network Nouveau magazine (Sept 2013) how shareholders can protect their interests in a business.

Network Nouveau Article Sept 2013 by David Nathan

Clive Halperin describes in a Marketing Week article dated 22.08.13 how advertisers push the boundaries.

Marketing Week Article 22.08.13 by Clive Halperin