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Living together

In the first of a series of articles and accompanying videos exploring the life cycle of a couple's interaction family law, Emily Brand explains some simple steps couples who start living together can take to protect their finances should the relati

The John Lewis-style ownership model

Employee part-ownership of a company can offer rewards both financially and culturally, writes Gareth Brahams

The truth of the non-dom matter

Fairness has nothing to do with it. The UK has to give competitive incentives to non-doms if it wants to benefit from their investment

Following the golden rules

Adam Carvalho and Richard McDermott discuss recent cases on the duties of executors and the concept of testamentary capacity

Lord Woolf: Costly inquiries sapping resources from justice budget

Former Lord Chief Justice says Goddard inquiry may take more than five years to complete, while legal aid suffers

Permission to appeal under the Arbitration Act

Lawrence Jacobson attempts to reconcile the position adopted by the Court of Appeal in a trinity of leading cases relating to applications for permission to appeal

The impact of the Investigatory Powers Bill

Global technology businesses are concerned by proposed legislation governing UK law enforcement's investigatory and data-sharing powers, write Jonathan Pickworth, Robert Blamires, and Tim Hickman

Making a difference

A new hunger is sweeping through the high-net-worth ranks - a hunger to structure wealth in a socially responsible way