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Caught in a web

Brussels IV may be able to offer an escape for wills tangled in the web of multi-jurisdictional inheritance laws, says Rachel Jones

Investment threshold for Tier 1 UK visa doubled

The government has potentially missed an opportunity to attract further investment from foreign nationals

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Safeguards needed for innocent third parties in website blocking cases

High Court delivers landmark judgment in trade mark dispute between luxury brands and ISPs

Forgive and forget

HMRC's cost effective approach to tax collection is the result of a lack of resources and may only succeed in shifting lost tax revenue from one category to another, says Robert Maas The UK has only once granted a limited amnesty and, as far as I kno

Legal ombudsman calls for regulation in will writing

The ombudsman has suggested a voluntary scheme as a short-term solution until a long-term alternative is found

News in brief: week beginning 13 October 2014

Chris Grayling should be a guardian of the justice system, the Elgin Marbles must be returned to Greece and British football may be reaching breaking point on ethnic diversity

Who stands to gain?

Changes to the law on intestacy means wills may have to be updated repeatedly to reflect what will become a continuously shifting landscape, says James Ward