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Taxation update

Carol Mead discusses offshore bank accounts, tax credits filing deadline, employee car ownership schemes, state pension reform, complex personal tax returns teams, retirement annuities and the national minimum wage

Head case

It may not be prudent to go without a bicycle helmet, but this does not automatically lead to contributory negligence, says Victoria Handley

At what cost?

Does the predictable costs regime fulfil its objective of reducing costs? Elliot Gold reports

Product liability after the ECJ's 'faulty vaccine' ruling

Hugh Preston discusses the effect of the ECJ 'faulty vaccine' ruling on the protection of claimants from the ten-year long-stop for claims under the Consumer Protection Act 1987

Charity ends at home

Has X v A changed the principles established by Clore 40 years ago? Nicholas Le Poidevin reports

Wills and probate update

Catherine McAleavey reviews the latest cases on probate by LLPs, lost wills, testamentory capacity, and HMRC guidance

Bill on wills

Owen Clutton reports on welcome changes to the Finance Bill concerning taxation of trusts and wills

International conflicts

Joshua Munro unravels the principles governing jurisdiction and applicable law in EU member states