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Keeping the peace at Christmas – top tips for shared parenting over the festive season
Lauren Evans
22 February 2024
Empowering beneficiaries to challenge costs: The Kenig v. Thomson Snell & Passmore case
Last month, The Court of Appeal delivered an important costs judgement which has the potential to significantly impact how beneficiaries can challenge solicitors’ fees in contentious trusts, probate, private wealth and estate proceedings.
20 February 2024
Directors' disqualification statistics: Key trends and observations from the latest insolvency service report
On the 13 February 2024, the Insolvency Service (IS) released their latest monthly enforcement stats in relation to the directors’ disqualifications.
14 February 2024
The rise in inheritance tax investigations by HMRC
HMRC recovered a record £326million following investigations into underpayments of inheritance tax in the year ending March 2022. Perhaps unsurprisingly in light of these figures, it seems that HMRC have continued their focus on inheritance tax investigations since then.
13 February 2024
Satoshi identity dispute COPA v Craig Wright – Why it matters
Cryptocurrency and NFTs have become familiar terms for many over the last few years. However, for the next few weeks the attention of the digital asset world will be focussed (both physically and remotely) on London where several combined cases (commonly referred to as being the case brought by COPA – the Crypto Open Patent Alliance) are being heard. These will determine on the available evidence whether Dr Craig Wright is truly Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin and author of the famous 2008 whitepaper.
2 February 2024
Financial Abuse: What you need to know
This article seeks to explain what can be done to challenge financial abuse and recover misappropriated funds, as well as preventative steps to help clients protect themselves from abuse.
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