Financial Services & Tax

Articles

An unreasonable demand?

Statutory demands, an invaluable method of debt collection in the current climate, can be set aside by application to the court, but this will only be granted under specific circumstances, says Verona Cocks

A rich man's world?

The offshore world has a reputation of being exclusively for wealthy tax payers, but in reality many jurisdictions offer 'ordinary' people the chance to ensure their future financial security, say Dawn Tindall and Jonathan Carter

Going public

Publishers and parents alike should take particular care before releasing details of a child's private life to avert potentially damaging consequences for the families concerned, says Barbara Hewson

Blowing their cover

Peter Tyldesley is looking forward to the Law Commission's much-needed proposals for the reform of insurance contract law

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 the Budget

Update: commercial property

Milton McIntosh considers recent decisions on reserved rights of entry, disputes over rent arrears and rent reviews, the legality of virtual assignments and the validity of break notices

The lines are drawn, but where?

Should juries have the right to decide what is criminal, rather than whether the defendant committed an offence, asks Tan Ikram