Financial Services & Tax

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Devil in the detail

Imelda Moffat considers whether accountants and lawyers are a match made in heaven or hell

Health check

Clive Bolton number crunches the long-term care funding conundrum

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