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In this issue, we have explored a range of topics including the importance of reputational resilience for ultra-high-net-worth families to protect their legacy, how arbitration can offer an alternative to court proceedings for resolving family business disputes and the Law Commission’s proposed reforms to modernise wills law in England.
We took an in-depth look at the English country house market in 2025, the abolition of the Shareholder Rule, the new "failure to prevent fraud" offence, and how politically motivated prosecutions can threaten high-profile individuals, and how the UK asylum system offers protection in such cases. We also examined the key legal, ethical, and practical steps collectors should take to responsibly future-proof art and cultural collections ahead of the upcoming inter-generational wealth transfer.