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Registration & Refreshments
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Datalaw Team & Birmingham Law Society |
| 9:30 to 9:45 |
Welcome & Introduction
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Jessica Beddows |
| 9:45 to 10:05 |
Taxation of Crypto Update
Covering: Property (Digital Assets) Act 2025 - effect - significance - relationship to definitions in POAC and FSMA. D’Aloia [2025] 1 WLR 821: property- different purposes R v Lakeman [2026] EWCA Crim 4 - Situs - Digital Assets and Electronic Trade Documents in Private Intl Law: Law Cmmn -Financial Markets Law Committee, “Distributed Ledger Technology and Governing Law: Issues of Uncertainty” (March 2018)
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Michael Sherry,
Temple Tax Chambers |
| 10:05 to 10:25 |
Recent Tax Cases Update
Covering: Cobalt Data Centre v HMRC [2025] STC 1 (SC): when is a variation not a variation, construing documents (construing contracts before applying statutory rules - variation or new contract) & parties intentions Blue Crest [2025] STC 247 CoA: salaried partners rules, extent of LLP “transparency" Saunders v HMRC [2025] STC 1873: interaction, residency split year rule & post cessation LTIP, and more
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Michael Sherry,
Temple Tax Chambers |
| 10:25 to 10:55 |
Problematic Probate
How contentious lawyers can help private client lawyers overcome issues on their files and help them get paid
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Stephanie Kerr,
Irwin Mitchell |
| 10:55 to 11:25 |
Refreshment Break
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| 11:25 to 12:10 |
BPR/APR: new rules, trusts and planning A summary of the new rules relating to business and agricultural property reliefs from 6 April 2026. How does the new allowance apply to qualifying interests in possession and relevant property trusts. Possible steps for farming and business clients
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Iris Wuenschmann-Lyall ,
Toby Harris Tax Consultants |
| 12:10 to 12:50 |
TBC
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Stephen Lawson & Ian Bond,
IDR Law |
| 12:50 to 13:45 |
Buffet Lunch & Networking
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| 13:45 to 14:30 |
When Care, Capacity and Trust Collide: Spotting and Stopping Financial Abuse of Vulnerable Adults
Routes to becoming Chartered and why this matters when Using real-life case studies, this talk examines capacity, care funding and financial abuse, and the practical steps professionals can take to safeguard vulnerable clients before harm occurs
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Heledd Wyn,
Rothley Law
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| 14:30 to 15:10 |
TBC
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Gavin McLeod,
St Philips Chambers |
| 15:10 to 15:15 |
Summary & Thanks
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Datalaw Team & Birmingham Law Society |
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