[] Home Who we are Practice areas Industry sectors Where we work Our people Careers News Seminars Contact us Delivering the highest standards of advice and service to clients Offering cross-border advice to UK and international clients Tailoring our legal teams to meet clients’ needs Providing a seamless service through top quality people Understanding client needs through trusted business relationships Helping clients achieve the right commercial outcomes Latest news Burges Salmon acts for Infinis Energy on disposal of its hydro business Burges Salmon has advised Infinis Energy plc on the sale of its hydro portfolio to Dwr Cymru Welsh Water and H20 Power Limited for £20.5 million which completed on 3 February. Burges Salmon Real Estate lawyers advise Skanska on major Bristol office development A team of Real Estate and Construction specialists from Burges Salmon has advised Skanska on its first UK commercial development project in Bristol at 66 Queen Square. The 61,000 sq ft office will be completed in the summer and will provide Grade A office accommodation in the heart of the city with spectacular views over the square. Report calls for greater investment in research to boost UK farming Leading agricultural lawyers at Burges Salmon strongly support the primary recommendations of a new report titled 'The Best British Farmers: What Gives them the Edge?', which calls for greater focus of public and private research on market needs in order to become more competitive. Legal updates ATED Changes for 2015 At the Budget 2014 it was announced that new ATED charges would apply to properties worth between £1 million and £2 million from 1st April 2015 and properties worth between £500,000 and £1 million from 1st April 2016. In addition, HMRC has announced two new changes in the Finance Bill which will apply from 1st April 2015. Are sentences for Corporate Manslaughter and Health and Safety offences set to increase? The Sentencing Council’s consultation on ‘Health and safety offences, corporate manslaughter and food safety and hygiene offences guidelines’ will seek to address the lack of specific guidance in these sectors currently available to the Courts. The ban on corporate directors – LLPs and other proposed exceptions to the rule This briefing discusses the recent proposal from the Department for Business and Innovation (BIS) which they have published regarding the exemptions to the planned prohibition on corporate directors. Environment and Energy Law – Winter 2014 The latest edition of our Environment and Energy Law newsletter features an update on the government's Autumn Statement, ECO orders, recycling requirements and more. In Focus - Winter 2015 In the Winter edition of In Focus, our quarterly employment law update, we look at the Fit for Work advice service, retrospective holiday pay claims, and a case regarding whether obesity can amount to a disability. Follow @BurgesSalmon We use cookies to help improve our website content. If you do not indicate your preference the Site will assume consent. For information on how this affects you, please read our privacy and cookies policy. Decline Accept Privacy and Cookies | Terms of use | Sitemap | Staff login | Clientspace