Financial Services & Tax

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FSA has power to prosecute for money laundering offences

The Financial Services Authority has the power to prosecute for money laundering offences under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA), the Supreme Court has ruled.

Cap on redundancy payments not age discrimination

A cap on redundancy payments, which limited them to the amount an employee would have earned had he remained in the post until the age of 65, was not age discrimination, the EAT has ruled.

Djanogly scraps training contract grant scheme

Legal aid minister Jonathan Djanogly is scrapping the legal aid training contract grant scheme with immediate effect.

Update: family

Lynne Passmore considers the outlook for unmarried couples after Kernott, post-separation income, arrears under a maintenance pending suit order and whether a clean break is possible when a family business is involved

Let's get digital

Digital evidence can play an important role in non-computer based crime, says Andrew Frowen

What's your poison?

Determining whether symptoms have been caused by chemical exposure is a complex question for toxicologists. Laura Robinson explains what information practitioners need to provide to get the most out of their expert

A world of difference

With increasing complexity between residency and domicile, practitioners must ensure they understand the international aspects of drafting wills in the UK and overseas or they could face costly disputes, says Saleem Sheikh

Crossing borders

New laws introduced more than a year after the European Court of Justice''s ruling on tax benefits for foreign charities end up creating more confusion and unfairness, says Jonathan Brinsden