Financial Services & Tax

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Shooting star

Cayman STAR trusts are gaining in popularity as trustees and advisers recognise increasingly their long-term value for family businesses

Rocky relations

The latest Court of Appeal payment protection insurance ruling is a blow for claims management companies but not necessarily for consumers, says Fred Philpott

Jewellery box

Roland Jones considers the private client landscape in Barbados and asks whether such a well-polished gem can still have some undiscovered value

Personal injury trusts

Setting up a personal injury trust should protect lump sum settlements from being accounted for as capital when it comes to assessing the resources of a care home resident, but it's not always that simple, says Stewart Stretton-Hill

Clients strip off in fight to save solicitor

Clients of campaigning solicitor Yvonne Hossack have bared their bottoms to help save her practice from becoming yet another victim of the legal aid cuts.

Present and correct

HMRC's consultation on the statutory definition of tax residence will bring more clarity, but uncertainties remain, says Ian Miles

Unlocking the value

Research or valuation of a chattel that increases its value ?is grounds for lien. Ruth Hughes considers the judgment ?in Spencer v S Franses Ltd

Counting the cost

Lyssa Barber considers the impact on the investment industry of the retail distribution review