Category: News
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Office Relocation
We are pleased to announce that our main office has moved to 37a Church Road, Wimbledon Village, London, SW19 5DQ as of 5 January 2026. We will continue to deliver professional legal advice and look forward to meeting you soon in our new office. Thank you.
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The Impact of Fearn v Tate Modern Gallery on Future Nuisance Claims
The viewing platform at the Tate Modern Gallery was once considered one of London’s best free viewpoints. Over recent years, however, it has caused controversy with neighbours. Between 2006 and 2012, four blocks of flats were built on the south bank of the River Thames. These modern flats were almost entirely surrounded by floor-to-ceiling glass…
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Priority Visa Service Resumes For New Family Visa Applications
With effect from 20 February 2023, the Priority Visa Service has now resumed for new Marriage and Family Visa applications submitted from outside the UK. This change means that individuals applying for the following settlement visas can now receive a faster decision on their applications: Spouse Civil Partner Unmarried Partner Fiancé(e) Proposed civil partner Child Adult dependent relative…
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Employment Law: What to Expect in 2023
There are 10 developments that might shape the employment law landscape this year and beyond. 1. Retained EU Law The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill could result in the most significant shake-up of employment law in a generation. If brought into law, all retained EU law must be expressly transferred into UK law by…
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We Provide Conveyancing Services!
We are very pleased to announce that we provide conveyancing services and now can act for potential sellers, buyers and developers in residential and commercial conveyancing transactions! We look forward to supporting your conveyancing transactions smoothly and hassle-free. If you have any enquiries in relation to conveyancing, please get in touch with our coneyancing solicitors…
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HMRC to Impose Controls on Tax Repayment Agents
HMRC has published its finalised policy on enforcing higher standards on tax advisors, including reforms to the currently unregulated repayment agent sector. The changes follow a consultation in June 2022, which drew attention to abuses by some repayment agents. The sector is currently unregulated and complaints have been reported that taxpayers who appointed an agent…
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Hong Kong Bill Introduces Tax Concessions for Family Offices
The Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Tax concessions for family-owned investment holding vehicles) Bill 2022 will exempt family-owned investment holding vehicles (FIHVs) and their portfolios of special purpose entities from tax on transactions carried out by a Hong Kong-based family office. The provision is similar to that already in effect under the unified fund exemption regime. The exemption includes…
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UK Government Postpones Again for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax
The UK government has further delayed the introduction of Making Tax Digital (MTD) for income tax self-assessment, the fifth such postponement since HMRC announced that the system would start operation in April 2018. MTD will require self-employed persons and landlords to keep electronic records and use special software to prepare revenue and expenditure reports five…
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Korean Chamber of Commerce (KOCHAM) in the UK
We are pleased to announce that JY Partners Solicitors has joined the Korean Chamber of Commerce (KOCHAM) in the UK. We are very much looking forward to our close partnership and friendship with the member companies of KOCHAM in the forth coming years.
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Statement on the Death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
We are saddened to hear of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. On behalf of everyone at JY Partners Solicitors, we offer our sincerest condolences to the Royal Family for their loss, and respectfully give thanks for her life of duty and service to the UK and the Commonwealth over seven decades.