Financial Services & Tax

Articles

29 Oct 2010

Tributes paid to David Burgess

Tributes have been paid to David Burgess, one of the UK's leading immigration solicitors, who was allegedly pushed under a train at King's Cross station earlier this week.

25 Oct 2010

Conveyancers pin survival hopes on new accreditation scheme

Property lawyers have welcomed the idea of a new accreditation scheme for conveyancers but some are already doubting whether a scheme intended to raise professional standards and help the profession fight off new entrants will have any effect in practice.

25 Oct 2010

Snafu solutions

Watch out for those mistakes in court, warns Joanne Williams – the so-called Slip Rule isn't as forgiving as you might hope

19 Oct 2010

Belt tightening

As penniless politicians become increasingly hostile to trusts, tax planners are facing tough times ahead, say Rosamond McDowell and Ceri Norman-Short

19 Oct 2010

The final gong

HMRC has offered taxpayers one last chance to declare overseas assets – take advantage while you still can, say Jonathan Silverman and Andrew Kidd

19 Oct 2010

Under attack

Mark Ashley

11 Oct 2010

Equal measures

New measures in the Equality Act are a welcome step towards closing thepay gap between men and women, but more must be done to combat inequality in the legal profession, says Christl Hughes

4 Oct 2010

Freedom fighters

As another can of worms opens in the world of legal expenses insurance, Mark Lee ponders the effects on a policyholder's power to choose their own solicitor