Proposed plea bargaining powers would have important ramifications for both prosecutors and defenders in complex financial crime cases, says Steven Francis
James Falkner and Amanda Tagg review recent cases involving agricultural estates, liability for economic and indirect loss, and compensation for loss arising from culling
Helen Bryant explains the new Inheritance Tax Account Form IHT 400, and considers cases involving post-death IHT planning and the interpretation of wills
It has been a rich month for satirists. But when we have all done laughing at chaps so down on their luck they only have one moat to clean (which is very nearly as shaming as having to buy your own furniture) and when our snorts of glee about gigantic plasma tellies, bath plugs and doggie food die away, what will we be left with? The shipwreck of democracy, that's what.
The offshore world has a reputation of being exclusively for wealthy tax payers, but in reality many jurisdictions offer 'ordinary' people the chance to ensure their future financial security, say Dawn Tindall and Jonathan Carter
Publishers and parents alike should take particular care before releasing details of a child's private life to avert potentially damaging consequences for the families concerned, says Barbara Hewson
Zahra Nanji considers the implications of the first charge under the Corporate Manslaughter Act 2007 on health and safety prosecutions, and warns employers that the courts put a high duty on them to protect their employees from risk of injury
For Welsh firms, the recession has been an opportunity to review their strategies, with many looking to expand to survive the downturn. Jean-Yves Gilg reports
