Financial Services & Tax

Articles

From bribery to false representation: civil fraud explained

Tim Thompson explains the remedies available to those who have suffered financial harm due to fraudulent misrepresentation or deceit

Budget reforms pose tax challenges for farming families

Ingrid McCleave, a Partner at DMH Stallard, shares her thoughts on the impact of the tax reforms announced as part of the 2024 Budget for farming families

The US Corporate Transparency Act: a guide for non-US lawyers

Gregory Herman-Giddens, Attorney at Law at TrustCounsel, offers guidance for non-US lawyers on the Corporate Transparency Act, with a focus on the unique challenges and issues related to entities held in trust

Stand-off from Standish: where now for the reform of English financial divorce law

With proposals for reform due from the Law Commission, Andrew Barton, a Partner at Stephens Scown LLP, asks whether a recent Court of Appeal decision is likely to lead to greater predictability in the law or an increased likelihood of statutory reform

ADR offers attractive alternative in family trust and inheritance disputes

Alternative Dispute Resolution offers families a cost-effective, confidential, and less adversarial path for resolving inheritance and probate disputes, says Gonzalo Butori

Cracks in the UK’s anti-money laundering defences

Niall Hearty examines growing concerns over the lack of oversight in London's anti-money laundering efforts, following a report on failures to tackle illegally-obtained cash

Probate research is a special job requiring special skills

Ryan Gregory, International Manager at Finders International, shares his experiences of and thoughts on the skills necessary to carry out effective probate research

Economic abuse in financial remedy cases

Marilyn Bell, a Partner and Head of Family Law at SA Law, takes a look at the new report by Resolution, a community of family justice professionals who work with families and individuals to resolve issues in a constructive way, which is focused on the connection between domestic abuse and how the courts are dealing with finances on divorce