Financial Services & Tax

Articles

18 Nov 2024

Budget reforms pose tax challenges for farming families

Ingrid McCleave, a Partner at DMH Stallard, shares her thoughts on the impact of the tax reforms announced as part of the 2024 Budget for farming families

14 Nov 2024

The US Corporate Transparency Act: a guide for non-US lawyers

Gregory Herman-Giddens, Attorney at Law at TrustCounsel, offers guidance for non-US lawyers on the Corporate Transparency Act, with a focus on the unique challenges and issues related to entities held in trust

14 Nov 2024

Stand-off from Standish: where now for the reform of English financial divorce law

With proposals for reform due from the Law Commission, Andrew Barton, a Partner at Stephens Scown LLP, asks whether a recent Court of Appeal decision is likely to lead to greater predictability in the law or an increased likelihood of statutory reform

12 Nov 2024

ADR offers attractive alternative in family trust and inheritance disputes

Alternative Dispute Resolution offers families a cost-effective, confidential, and less adversarial path for resolving inheritance and probate disputes, says Gonzalo Butori

11 Nov 2024

The cracks in UK’s anti-money laundering defences

Niall Hearty examines growing concerns over the lack of oversight in London's anti-money laundering efforts

5 Nov 2024

Probate research is a special job requiring special skills

Ryan Gregory, International Manager at Finders International, shares his experiences of and thoughts on the skills necessary to carry out effective probate research

31 Oct 2024

Economic abuse in financial remedy cases

Marilyn Bell, a Partner and Head of Family Law at SA Law, takes a look at the new report by Resolution, a community of family justice professionals who work with families and individuals to resolve issues in a constructive way, which is focused on the connection between domestic abuse and how the courts are dealing with finances on divorce

18 Oct 2024

The pressure on Western universities to divest in fossil fuels: navigating legal complexities and environmental responsibilities

Ben Standing, a partner specialising in environmental law at Browne Jacobson, discusses the legal, ethical and financial issues related to the divestment in fossil fuels by Western universities