What Does Austerity Really Mean For The PIGS?
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Philanthropy FAQ from New Philanthropy Capital
New Philanthropy Capital answer some of your most pressing philanthropic questions Questions 1. What is the best way to start…
ByWhy Oxford University Couldn’t Survive Without Philanthropy
New Quids on the Quad You shouldn’t need a first in maths from Oxford to figure out that your ancient,…
ByRichard Ross: Reverse the ‘Perverse’ Tax Relief Cap Now, Before Its Too Late
Award-winning philanthropist Richard Ross, whose family trust, Rosetrees, has donated many millions of pounds to fund hundreds of cutting-edge medical…
By‘Almost Frightening’: Philanthropists React to Government Tax Dodge Claims
Downing Street’s claim that some philanthropists were using tax relief on charitable donations as a tax dodge has been described…
ByGovernment 'Tax Dodgers' Claim is Hypocritical, Damaging and Lacking Evidence
That this government can, virtually in the same breath, ask the wealthy to give more and yet label the most…
ByShould Child Maintenance Change to Reflect Changes in Fortune?
An unexpected impact is being felt in the family courts as maintenance orders made before the financial crisis become essentially…
ByThe 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…
ByArbitration May Spell the End of the Rancorous Public Divorce
Carol Ellinas asks whether the recent introduction of arbitration for family disputes sounds the death knell for the media frenzy…
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
Politically Incorrect Unless politicians can offer certain solutions, says Guy Monson, markets will continue to be roiled LAST YEAR WAS…
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…
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