Wake up and Smell the Writs
In the autumn the Supreme Court transformed divorce law in Britain. Stephen Foster of Stewarts Law assesses the status of…
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Tough Love
Caroline Garnham on why charities and not-for-profit organisations need to embrace the hard-nosed efficiency of successful commercial businesses ON 20…
ByRay Tooth’s Lifetime Achievement Award Speech
Ladies and gentlemen. I have never won an award in my life and therefore I was surprised, and I thought…
ByThe Attorney Who Came in from the Cold
Josh Spero meets Robert Amsterdam, the crusading lawyer who cut his teeth on politically explosive cases that John le Carré…
ByGive as Good as You Got
Having been all hard-nosed and ruthless in the making of their fortunes, too many would-be philanthropists go all soft and…
ByCapital Offences
Messing around with capital gains tax helps no-one, says Caroline Garnham. To raise more money, lower taxes CAPITAL GAINS TAX…
ByFor Richer, For Poorer
There are four percentage figures worth knowing, and they are 40%, 50%, 60% and 99%, and in 99% of all…
ByStop the Presses!
The rich, the famous and anyone with a reputation to protect from our increasingly intrusive media have much to thank…
ByToo Much Information
When does public interest become public prurience? And how much should be revealed about your salary? Jo Sanders-Key finds that…
ByTrustee Business
A fresh round of changes to legislation affecting trusts in the Bahamas is to be warmly welcomed, says Caroline Garnham…
ByWill You?
Caroline Garnham finds that making a will requires more consideration than simply who gets the loot IN 2006, 24 per…
ByCaught in the Flashbulbs
How can you live the life you like without the scrutiny of the baying media? Alexander Carter-Silk and Claire Cartwright-Hignett…
ByReading the Classifieds
Rather like the hush-hush operations they purport to describe, some official military and intelligence histories are more successful than others,…
ByPartners in Crime
Tuckers has established itself as one of the country’s premier criminal law firms for high net worths. In a round…
ByMy Friend the Ponzi Schemer
Jonathan Chambers on his former schoolmate turned financial shyster David Smith, currently facing fraud charges in the Caribbean WHY DID…
ByNotes from the Spear’s/Speechly Bircham seminar
Spear’s and private client law specialists Speechly Bircham LLP held a seminar on 15 October where some of Speechly’s top…
ByThe Spooks Spooked
Nigel West on the growing — and embarrassingly public — rift between the CIA and the US government WHILE NATO…
ByA Conversation That Changed My Life
Our prison system is failing. Long-time observer Peter Chadlington lays out a programme for reform that was born when he…
ByRight Back Atcha
Caroline Garnham on thoughtful philanthropy – giving not just because you can but also because you care IN THIS COLUMN…
ByIn Trusts We Trust
Current government policy on wealth transfer is frankly bonkers. Time for a serious rethink, says Caroline Garnham F our years…
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