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The final gong

HMRC has offered taxpayers one last chance to declare overseas assets – take advantage while you still can, say Jonathan Silverman and Andrew Kidd

Offbeat

Pension offsetting is simple in principle but is surprisingly easy to get wrong, says Peter Moore

Belt tightening

As penniless politicians become increasingly hostile to trusts, tax planners are facing tough times ahead, say Rosamond McDowell and Ceri Norman-Short

It's regulatory, my dear will writers

As the controversy surrounding rogue will writers hots up, Ian Grant takes on the arguments surrounding full regulation

Equal measures

New measures in the Equality Act are a welcome step towards closing thepay gap between men and women, but more must be done to combat inequality in the legal profession, says Christl Hughes

New road

With the coalition calling time on local services, councils must look beyond their limits to make lawyers earn their keep, argues Geoff Wild

Religious education

The Amachree judgment on religious discrimination has some valuable lessons for practitioners, says Philip Henson

Seeds of change

With the number of sperm and egg donors falling, let's hope the forthcoming public consultation in this field prompts drastic changes to the rules on donation, says Seamus Burns