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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How the West’s isolationism may benefit Putin
Our columnist, Robert Amsterdam, who currently represents the Republic of Turkey in the investigation against Fethullah Gülen, the US-based imam…
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How to avoid family breakdown over heirlooms
Wealthy families should not overlook the emotional and legal complexities involved in the disposal of their valuables, write Ann Stanyer…
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Returning the Elgin Marbles to Greece could ease Brexit negotiations
The debate on whether the British Museum should return the Elgin Marbles to Greece has attracted new focus now the…
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If I were a rich man (I wouldn’t move to France)
Jean-Marc Tirard lifts the lid on the Gallic view of trusts, and explains why the French taxman’s ‘appalling’ treatment of…
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Falling foul of the law can lead to Pokémon Woe
Marina Griggs says that, apart from driving into trees and strolling onto minefields, there are also numerous legal bear traps…
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On Elton John and the darker side of the employer-employee relationship
From Elton John’s sexual misconduct case to Nigella Lawson’s employee prosecution that detailed her drug abuse, Jennifer Agate points out…
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Protecting your will from ‘passive’ challengers
Sophie Wettern outlines the necessary steps to avoid a family turmoil after you die. Have you made a will? If…
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Return of the Whigs
John Underwood meets the business consultant whose disillusion with the status quo has led him to re-found Britain’s newest, and…
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How would the Messi tax scandal be treated by HMRC?
Jennifer Emms looks at the Revenue and the Crown Prosecution Service’s legal armouries when it comes to persecuting tax evaders.…
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