What Brexit means for Brexpats
The rights of British expats living in EU countries are going to change once Britain has left the European Union.…
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The diplomatic cost of corruption
Robert Amsterdam analyses the world’s anti-corruption legislation, and argues for a legal standard to move the mandate beyond the US…
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What happens to your ‘digital estate’ on death?
It’s time to keep a log of what you actually own online, writes Sophie Wettern. In a world where many…
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Why bargain hunters are a boon for London properties
The pound drop has attracted more buyers than ever, but is the surge in interest enough to drag prime central…
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Is restaurant tycoon Richard Caring’s divorce settlement the biggest in Britain?
The owner of the Ivy and Le Caprice is worth approximately £700 million. Did his wife Jacqui receive 50 per…
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Can pre-nups protect loans from the Bank of Mum and Dad?
The law on ‘non-matrimonial’ property remains ambiguous, write Jo Edwards and Jamie Gaw. With UK house prices continuing to rise…
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Here’s the latest on the non-dom reform
What will happen to clean capital, tainted trusts and enveloped assets under the new tax regime? John Goodchild reports. The…
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Why HMRC’s new regime under CRS is bad news for HNWs
The ‘unprecedented’ amount of data the Revenue will receive from CRS-jurisdictions puts them in a stronger position of power, writes…
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Unfairly cut out of a will? Here’s what you need to know
You don’t need to just ‘let it be’, the 1975 Act is there to protect against victims of vindictive spouses…
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How HMRC flexes its muscles with Post-it notes
If the Wildensteins were in the UK, they’d be receiving Post-it notes from the Revenue, writes Colin Senez. For those…
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How the SFO can cut the cost of fraud
Could greater use of Deferred Prosecution Agreements improve the SFO’s performance? Amjid Jabbar investigates. The Serious Fraud Office often makes…
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Unhappy families: what brews domestic disputes
Ceris Gardner delves deeper into what causes conflicts in wealthy families and finds that it isn’t often ‘about the money’.…
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Remember a Charity Week highlights the power of legacy in a will
Sophie Mazzier details the benefits, to both charities and givers, of posthumous philanthropy. You will all be familiar with the…
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Can holidays trigger divorce proceedings?
More time together in the family calendar can often be the enemy of marriage, write Charmaine Hast and Rosie Schumm.…
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‘Passion investments’: a new avenue for family offices?
Risk-assessment and good governance should not be overlooked when family offices decide to take philanthropy to the next level, writes…
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Why the probate fee is yet another ‘stealth’ tax on wealth
The government’s proposed changes to probate fees would be a bitter pill for many HNWs to swallow, say Jenny Cutts…
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What the Foxton tycoon vs French ambassador case teaches us about ‘iceberg’ basements
Jay Das and Joanna Brooke on how the interplay between the law, landlords and local authority can unfold in a…
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How the new Duke of Westminster can slash his £3 billion inheritance tax bill
John Fitzgerald and Hannah Atkinson detail the numerous tax reliefs the new 25-year-old Duke of Westminster may be employing to…
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Government attempts to ease IHT ‘good for tax lawyers, but not good for the general public’
As HMRC collects a record £4.7 billion in inheritance tax, the Treasury is hoping Residential Nil Rate Band will make…
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Sellers creating a contract race are playing property Russian roulette
Edward Burton describes the benefits and pitfalls of manufacturing competition between buyers and explains why you should look a ‘stalking…
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