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No minor matter

With more under 18s being granted tenancies as priority applicants, landlords seeking possession can face increasing difficulties, says Kerry Bretherton

Keeping it in the family

Family investment companies are a viable alternative to trusts which allows greater control, efficiently protects assets, and further minimises tax liability, says Deborah Clark

Update: personal tax and trusts

David Bird considers written agreements, the main provisions of the Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill, the new tax tribunal system, interest rates and the highlights of...

Challenging times

New business structures and threatened cuts in fees leave publicly funded barristers facing some difficult questions, says Desmond Browne QC

Imperfect harmony

Proposals for advocacy fees are based on flawed data that puts access to family justice at risk; so will the government reconsider its plans, asks...

Bail v gaol

Practitioners should make full use of the new provisions relating to the sentencing credit available to “tagged” persons, which will save public money and could...

Battle ready?

Andrew Young and Katherine Deal consider the possible effects of the recession on personal injury claims and litigation from both a claimant and a defendant...

Charge it to the dust

Since the introduction of the new administration regime, the flexible approach to expenses on rented property is no longer applicable to rates and this may...