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Estate planning update

Susi Dunn reviews inheritance tax, testamentary capacity, changes to the forfeiture rules and the Law Commission's proposals for reform to intestacy and family provision claims

Solicitor advocates, unite

At times Lord Judge sounded more like an amateur dramatic society tutor sharing a few tricks with wannabe stage stars.

Global warming

Competition between countries seeking to attract investment from ?the super rich is heating up. Helen Manis discusses the latest trends ?in high-net-worth immigration

Divide and conquer

?Jesicca Costello considers what practitioners can do to reduce the chances of inheritance claims by adult children

Plus ca change

Focusing on the disappointment of what the Finance Bill omits should not detract from the positive changes it introduces, says James Badcock

Cold front

UK residents risk being frozen out by ?the Court of Protection's current legal ?aid scheme, say Rebecca Basely and Francesca Gardner

Stormy seas

Guernsey will fight HMRC's proposals to curb its QROPS regime, says Peter Niven

Family tree

Generational retention is the key to seeing a private client practice flourish, advises Douglas McPherson