Bankers of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains!
1 May is probably not a date many Spear’s readers will know well. Traditionally celebrated by the labouring classes, International…
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People in glass houses should not complain about invasions of privacy (or walk around naked)
WINDOW PAINS An Englishman’s home is his castle. Unless, that is, he lives in a new apartment in Central London…
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What is the law when parents abduct their children?
On 1 April 2014 Japan formally acceded to the Hague Convention on international child abduction. Japan had been subject to…
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What form could the proposed Mansion Tax take?
Discussion of a so called mansion or wealth tax is a hot topic among private wealth practitioners at present. The…
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How philanthropists can help to solve Britain’s food-bank shame
The news that nearly one million people, including over 330,000 children, were supported by a food bank last year hit…
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How can hard-hit hedge funds still justify hefty fees?
HEDGE TRIMMERS By the 1990s, wrote Sebastian Mallaby in his book More Money than God, ‘the hedge-fund titans were the…
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How the legalisation of pre-nups will help protect offshore trusts
Offshore trusts can enable family wealth to benefit future generations and remain a popular succession-planning vehicle for wealthy families. Wherever…
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HMRC is in the hot seat as anti-avoidance looks set to get tougher
Tax reliefs are an essential part of the tax system. They can be used as a mechanism to redistribute wealth,…
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Worker killed on multi million pound Grosvenor Square construction site
A tragic death occurred yesterday on the construction site of a £250 million mansion at 20 Grosvenor Square. According to…
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What the UK could learn from Jamaica’s economical approach – including how to smile more
I’ve recently come back from my honeymoon in Jamaica. The last time I was on the island was four years…
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Jamaica is a country which punches, and certainly runs, way above its weight. The island’s struggle to re-invent itself after…
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Whether you’re entertaining family members or hosting a dinner for colleagues, you’ll rest easy knowing our list of dos and…
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Spear’s Index of Top 50 Family Lawyers Published
Spear’s Index of the top 50 family lawyers has been published in issue 38. To receive a free PDF of…
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The tale of an SAS hero, a wealthy landowner and a Lib Dem peer
‘There was a decorated SAS hero, a wealthy landowner and a Liberal Democrat peer.’ This sounds like the start of…
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Britain’s high inheritance tax hinders growth
Chartered accountants UHY Hacker Young have produced a report stating that the UK has the second highest rate of inheritance…
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The social investment tax relief meets bemused enthusiasm
The government is pressing ahead with the proposals announced last year to provide tax incentives for investment in qualifying social…
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What can philanthropists learn from Game of Thrones?
Epic drama Game of Thrones returned to our television screens this week amid excited reports that this season promises to…
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Battersea Power Station may struggle to deliver promises of community engagement
‘Well, in all my trips to London I’ve seen it and thought: what the hell are they going to do…
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Property Vision celebrates 30 years at the top of London’s prime property market
To stay atop London’s prime property market for thirty years requires a certain tenacity and success – and a vacuum-cleaner-like…
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King’s Speech actor makes a great statement for charity with desert ultra-marathon
These days people will do anything in the name of charity – eat bugs, throw themselves off cliffs, grow heinous…
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