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The impact of not caring about workplace happiness

By Manju Manglani, Editor, Managing Partner

HMRC revises taxation of UK resident non-domiciliary funding

HMRC's 'withdrawal of concessional treatment' is both completely out of the blue, and has also left UK non-doms with many unanswered questions, says Sarah Cormack

Stuck in the middle: The associate surplus problem in law firms

Rachel Brushfield explores the impact of the associate surplus problem on the traditional pyramid career model in law firms

Intake risk: Accepting new instructions on a contingency fee basis

Contingent litigation is a risky business, says John Cahill. He discusses how his firm determines whether a new instruction should be accepted

Legal Compliance Association: An online community for legal compliance professionals

Risk and compliance officers are coming together at the Legal Compliance Association to learn from each other and corporates, says Leah Darbyshire

Parental guidance

When buying property for children, clients must weigh up the IHT benefits of giving funds away and reducing the size of their estate against their desire to protect assets from claims, says Caroline Cook 

How do you solve a problem like PII?

Laura Clenshaw interviews Chancery Pii

Government IHT proposals are 'frightening'

Government plans to introduce 'accelerated payment' laws that would force savers to pay inheritance tax (IHT) while they are still alive are "rather frightening", an independent financial adviser has said.