HSBC: These are the questions family businesses need to ask themselves now
Family businesses with inclusive corporate governance and communication plans designed with the family in mind stand a better chance of…
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‘Football is now in serious trouble’
After a lost summer of sport, things will never be the same again – and in football’s case they shouldn’t…
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How the Habsburg dynasty stayed so powerful for so long
A history of the Habsburg family – one of Europe’s great dynasties – reveals the machinations required to keep a…
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Why Jersey has been a ‘resilient jurisdiction’ in the face of Covid-19
The challenges posed by Covid-19 have only strengthened the reputation of this international finance centre (IFC) as one of the…
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Collars, cuffs, shirts & sleeves – Emma Willis’s world of bespoke shirting
Spear’s steps into the world of bespoke shirting with the help of Jermyn Street’s Emma Willis At the St James’s…
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Dolfin’s ‘refreshing premise’ to wealth management
The versatility and flexibility of Dolfin make it an ideal choice of wealth manager for anyone from individual HNWs and…
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This is a time for reflection, not ‘revenge spending’
Talk of ‘revenge spending’ shows that Wordsworth’s warning that in ‘getting and spending, we lay waste our powers’ has never…
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Pictet predicts ‘reverse square route’ for US and ‘long U’ for global recovery
Swiss wealth manager Pictet forecasts a 5.7 per cent global recovery next year with China on course for ‘U-shaped’ recovery…
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Family law comment: How coronavirus might affect divorce settlements
How might the fallout from the pandemic affect divorce settlements? Miranda Fisher explains With the worst period of recession in…
By 2020 Spear’s Family Law Index
A new edition of the Spear’s Family Law Index is published online today In one respect, the 2020 Family Law…
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Hedgehog: A different kind of robo adviser
One leading divorce lawyer is embracing technology in interesting new ways Many of us have struggled with life under coronavirus…
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Catherine Bedford
It was the Queen’s reputation lawyer, Gerrard Tyrrell, who noticed Catherine Bedford’s expertise in dealing with A-list clients at Lee…
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Debbie Chism
‘We shut the door on a lot of special contribution arguments,’ Debbie Chism declared after overturning a ruling that had…
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Sandra Davis
‘Strategising is part of my DNA,’ Sandra Davis reveals to Spear’s when asked why she chose family law as a…
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Miranda Fisher
Charles Russell Speechlys has offices all around the world, and no lawyer encapsulates this internationalism more than jetsetter Miranda Fisher.…
ByCatherine Thomas
‘Somebody in my case is always awake,’ jokes Catherine Thomas about the time zones her cases cover due to their…
ByRosie Schumm
‘Incredible’ is how Rosie Schumm describes the past year for her department. The amiable partner joined Forsters from Wedlake Bell…
ByJames Stewart
James Stewart reports a ‘massively busy year of growth’ at Penningtons Manches Cooper. Among the firm’s high-profile cases was Charles…
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Stephen Foster
‘I think there will be a revolution,’ Stephen Foster tells Spear’s from his cottage in Dorset, as the Covid-19 pandemic…
BySuzanne Todd
Suzanne Todd’s practice is multi-jurisdictional, in line with Withers’ global presence. ‘I’ve been project-managing 11 lawyers,’ the family law head…
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