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5 Apr 2016

Key private client tax changes in the March 2016 Budget

John Bunker and Anthony Nixon take a closer look at major changes to SDLT, lifetime ISA allowances, and CGT rates

5 Apr 2016

Debunking the 'benefits tourism' myth

Recent cases have shown increasingly definite insistence by the CJEU that claims for social security benefits can be rejected if appropriate, writes Paul Stanley QC

5 Apr 2016

The debate on incurred costs continues

Do practitioners now need to prepare for a mini assessment of costs at the case management conference stage, wonders David Cooper

5 Apr 2016

What to expect from your accountant this year

In light of the amendments to the Accounts Rules, Samantha Mason reviews the steps accountants will take to assess firms' risk levels and test compliance

5 Apr 2016

A City response to the SQE proposal

Ruth Grant and Viola Joseph 'fear that part one of the SQE will not test to a high enough standard'

5 Apr 2016

Dead-end divorce fees

The government's latest tax on justice will hit separating partners - and family practitioners - hard, writes Pippa Allsop

5 Apr 2016

Brexit is not in the interest of the family lawyer

Since 2001, when Brussels I regulation arrived on our shores as the first attempt to synchronise laws between EU countries, family lawyers have tended to greet each new EU convention with some hesitation and suspicion.

5 Apr 2016

Don't segregate the rich from the 'poor' in your waiting area

While some have suggested Russell Conway should split the private and legal aid clients up, the proposition has never seemed attractive