The Advantages of the Mellon System
Use Your Mellon Sure, times have changed, but there’s still much to be learned from the sober, sensible style of…
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Arbitration May Spell the End of the Rancorous Public Divorce
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ByIceberg Houses: The Trend for Digging Basements
Great Excavations It’s currently the height of fashion to plumb the depths and build a fancy basement beneath your London…
ByLawrence v Gallagher: Gay Divorce Treated Differently From Straight
James Ferguson, Don Gallagher’s solicitor, writes that if this had been a straight divorce, the assets would have been divided…
ByHolidays in the UK can bring out the taxman
Beware of taking holidays in the UK if you are a non-resident and use the trip to plan a future…
ByPolitics, not Economics, is Lengthening the Global Financial Crisis
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ByLandmark Case on Child Access and Same Sex Partnerships
A Court of Appeal decision last week ruled that a lesbian couple bringing up a two-year old boy must allow…
ByThe Case for Investing in UK Property
By Nicholas Barnes, head of Research at Chesterton Humberts We may not like to admit it, but the fruitful economic…
ByWill a General Anti-Avoidance Rule Help or Confuse Taxpayers?
Gaar Humbug In his first column for Spear’s, Martyn Gowar asks whether the introduction of a General Anti-Avoidance Rule would…
ByLandmark Civil Partnership Divorce Case: Unfair or Uncertain?
The Court of Appeal has just heard an appeal in a landmark case dealing with the dividing up of assets…
ByNon-Doms Can Invest in the UK Without Paying Tax
By allowing non-doms to invest in UK companies without paying tax, the government hopes to keep the economy going and…
ByNames and Arms Clauses: Inheritance, Adoption and Family Disputes
An ancient tradition of expecting your heir to take your name and coat of arms has led to a modern…
BySpear’s/Speechly Bircham/Cazenove Philanthropy Seminar: Transcript
Read the transcript from the Spear’s/Speechly Bircham/Cazenove Capital seminar on philanthropy in the 21st century, featuring John Studzinski CBE and…
ByThe World Economy On The Brink…Again
No Safety Net The world economy is like a high-wire act where the man with the balancing-pole is clinging on…
BySpear’s Co-Produces Video on 21st Century Philanthropy
Spear’s, as part of its continual emphasis on the important of philanthropy, has co-produced a film on philanthropy with Red…
ByTax Avoidance Schemes From Stop to Go!
The recent arrest of several bankers, alleged to have embarked on tax evasion through fraud, serves as a timely reminder…
BySpear’s/Speechly Bircham/Cazenove Philanthropy Seminar: Key Quotes
Here are some key quotes from the Spear’s/Speechly Bircham/Cazenove philanthropy seminar, an introduction to how to be a philanthropist in…
ByWithers: Analysis of New FATCA Regulations
On February 8, 2012, the IRS released long-awaited proposed regulations REG-121647-10 (the “Proposed Regulations”) containing rules on information reporting and…
ByWildlands Philanthropy in Romania
Turn Your Money Green Romania’s Carpathian mountains are among Europe’s last great wildernesses. But their future depends in part on…
ByRA Head Blasts Government Over Non-Dom Taxation
Charles Saumarez Smith paints a frightening picture about the health of philanthropy in Britain. As I was interviewing the head…
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