Penningtons and Manches merge to form ‘super’ legal firm, but discrepancies voiced
Perhaps heralding a new era of private-client law firm mergers, it was announced yesterday that Penningtons Solicitors had joined with…
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EY: OECD may stop companies shifting profits to low-tax jurisdictions
On 3 October, the OECD published a memorandum covering certain issues relating to transfer pricing documentation and country-by-country reporting (the…
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Personal information is the most valuable commodity you possess
Forget shares in Royal Mail or bricks and mortar: your most precious possession these days is your name, date of…
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My very own Blue Jasmine shows us how to bounce back
The Mattress is in town – or rather she’s moving to town. I’ve known The Mattress for many years and…
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Charities need to stick up for themselves
Ed Miliband isn’t the only one on the receiving end of an attempted character assassination. The voluntary sector has also…
ByOxford Capital are making investment tax reliefs easier to access
Not every tax incentive works – at least to start with. Non-doms had been given a carrot to encourage them…
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Beat it! Michael Jackson’s family should have realised litigation is Dangerous
‘You wanna be startin’ somethin’?’ is not just a question Michael Jackson asked in his hit single, but one his…
ByWithers: The lowdown on disclosure agreements
In a recent decision, the Swiss Federal court upheld a request for information from the US tax authorities that sought…
ByThe university students rowing across the Atlantic for charity
Luke Birch and Jamie Sparks, two 21-year-old university students (Luke at Edinburgh, Jamie at Bristol), from Lincolnshire and London respectively…
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What are the rules and regulations about when and where you can get married?
Avril Lavigne and Chad Kroeger, Elle Macpherson and Jeffrey Soffer, Halle Berry and Oliver Martinez – just some of this…
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Vatican bank closes foreign branches as scandal hits close to home
The Vatican is set to reform its bank by closing all its accounts in its foreign embassies. After Vatican missions…
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Becoming a lawyer
Author: Peter Matthews With typical City law firms receiving more than 1,000 applications for sometimes just a dozen training contract…
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Why did a Brazilian bury his Bentley?
Most people choose to be buried with just their wedding bands and best clothes, but an eccentric entrepreneur in Brazil…
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Lord Grantham’s predicament: What Downton Abbey can teach us about dying without a will
Downton Abbey devotees and law students alike must have heaved a collective sigh of relief with the return to our…
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During tough times, selling property means you have to talk the talk
‘We do love it but it seems expensive.’ It sure isn’t cheap, I wanted to respond, but instead I said:…
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An easy lesson for philanthropists: How to help disadvantaged kids get into university
Listening to Desert Island Discs this weekend, I was struck by author Zadie Smith’s early life. It was not just…
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Bristol and Plymouth are named UK’s first social enterprise cities
Bristol and Plymouth named UK’s first social enterprise cities It may be the country’s most vibrant city and an international…
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A buy one, get one free offer for tutoring which helps the disadvantaged
While tutoring may be (in some cases) a thousand-pound-an-hour gig, not every tuition firm is in it solely for the…
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Philanthropists expect too much change too quickly, report says
Wealthy philanthropists are ambitious and want to see changes in government policies soon after they have made a donation, but…
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£75 million McCall MacBain donation to Oxford reinforces need for modern philanthropy; plus, biggest gifts to universities
Good news arrived in my inbox this morning (courtesy S McBain): a Canadian billionaire philanthropist and his wife have given…
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