Meet the sisters who conquered the high-end holiday villa market
Two sisters have astutely filled a niche at the top end of the holiday property space, pairing HNWs with luxury…
By
Wealth
Latest in
Wealth
Taylor Wessing and Spear’s launch the Survival Guide to Trophy Assets
See the photos from the exclusive Supreme Court launch party here. Top figures from the wealth management industry turned out…
By
Riding below the waves: the rise of personal submersibles
Private submersibles are growing in popularity — and experts insist we’ve barely scratched the surface, writes Rasika Sittamparam. An underwater…
By
British Polo Day: a networking platform for movers and shakers
Far more than chukkas and champagne, British Polo Day is ‘the founder of MySpace talking to the Maharaja of Jodhpur,…
By
HMRC crackdown on tax mitigation schemes increases investor worries
James Hall on how the Revenue’s new interest in the investor schemes can impact HNWs. The media has been hot…
By
Why a trust might be the best way to morally inspire the next generation
From Sting to the Countess of Wessex, wealthy celebrities need not panic about turning their children into wastrels, says Rebecca…
By
Spear’s celebrates 10th anniversary in style at Philip Mould’s gallery
Spear’s friends, old and new, joined the Spear’s editorial team and founder William Cash for an evening of champagne, chocolates…
By
Buzz Aldrin: on space, sobriety and scuba-dives
The moon is not enough for Buzz Aldrin, who insists we need to be taking giant leaps much farther afield,…
By
Spousal maintenance: which is the most generous jurisdiction?
What is the truth behind a recent study by Penningtons Manches of awards made for spousal maintenance on divorce which…
By
Whose house? How a publicly available property register can harm HNWs
New public register of beneficial ownership is a potential threat to privacy and security, says John Goodchild. On 12 May…
By
Catherine Bedford
Star solicitor to CEOs, investment bankers, sports stars, supermodels and entertainers, Bedford established Lee & Thompson’s family team from a…
By
Zoe Bloom
An artful negotiator who cuts through the jargon and to the heart of her cases, Bloom specialises in complex HNW…
By
Stewart Leech QC
Before the Bar called him, Leech started out teaching modern languages at Shrewsbury and Eton. ‘If you can stand up…
By
Bradley Williams
‘Gone are the days when super-rich people would come in and instruct lawyers on a huge retainer, and let the…
By
Anna Worwood
‘Sometimes the distance involved in relocating a child within the UK is just as significant as relocating to the north…
By
Rosie Schumm
‘The current court system is paralysed by delays, riddled with uncertainty and generally out of sync with the needs of…
By
Nicholas Westley
‘The older generation are screwing it up,’ Westley says of some veteran divorce solicitors who ‘massively overcharge’. It is ironic…
By
Elizabeth Hicks
Elizabeth Hicks – Irwin Mitchell It’s been ten years since Hicks was brought in to head up Irwin Mitchell’s family…
By
Frances Hughes
Hughes is not a lawyer short of accolades. Peers described her as ‘a tour de force: a blend of fierce…
By
James Freeman
‘“There was only one tiny, tiny problem with this plan. It was bollocks,”’ says Freeman, quoting Captain Blackadder. ‘I think…
By