Financial Services & Tax

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VAT on private school fees and the impact on separated families – who is footing the bill?

Following the government’s decision to end the value-added tax exemption on private school fees, Alice Scambler, a Director, Solicitor, Mediator and Collaborative Lawyer at Family Law Partners, looks at what this decision will mean for separated families

Learning lessons from the past: what hope for real change at the Post Office and continued public confidence in statutory inquiries?

As the Post Office Inquiry comes to a close, Catherine Hobby and Dr Elaine Yerby assess whether the proceedings will bring lasting change to the organisation and why reform at the Post Office is crucial for ongoing public confidence in public inquiries

The new offence of failure to prevent fraud: how businesses must prepare

Rachael Gregory explains how new fraud prevention laws will hold corporations strictly accountable for employee misconduct,

Joint legal advice for divorcing couples

Gemma Hope, a Director, Solicitor, Collaborative Lawyer and Mediator at Family Law Partners, discusses the increase in divorcing couples seeking out more amicable solutions to their separation and the evolution of the legal profession to meet that need

Mitigating the tractor tax – can a compromise be found?

Charles Richardson, a Partner specialising in landed estates at Kingsley Napley, discusses the outcry from farmers in response to the inheritance tax changes announced by the government and whether a compromise is possible

From peaks to troughs: the complexities of valuing cryptocurrencies for damages

Chia Ling Koh and Zhen Kai Giam provide a case note on Fantom Foundation Ltd v Multichain Foundation Ltd and another [2024] SGHC 173

How firms and individuals should approach the recent FCA crackdown on finfluencers

Richard Coopey examines the FCA's escalating campaign against finfluencers and the risks of misleading financial promotions

What the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive 2.0 means for EU marketing funds

Marianna Tothova examines key reforms to European fund management, with enhanced disclosures, marketing rules, and reporting obligations for AIFMs