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Rayner my parade! The importance of specialist advice.
Jemma Brimblecombe
4 August 2021
HMRC no longer reviewing Family Investment Companies
Good news – The “secret” specialist HMRC unit set up in 2019 to examine the tax avoidance risks has been wound up after finding no evidence of correlation between the use of FICs and non-compliant behaviour.
21 July 2021
#FreeBritney - How her sad case would never happen in the UK
Deputies are typically appointed because individuals cannot make decisions for themselves due to illness, like Alzheimers or dementia, old age or perhaps as a result of a catastrophic personal injury or medical negligence.
19 July 2021
Financial Abuse – how to spot the signs
There are several reasons why someone may need the assistance of a financial deputy, stemming from incapacity due to an accident or a consequence of old age. There is however a darker side to this type of work that Court of Protection lawyers are seeing more and more of. This relates to those who have suffered some form of financial abuse and/or undue influence.
11 June 2021
Managing compensation after a spinal injury
After a spinal injury the long-term impact on your life and that of your families can be significant. You may need a care package, a new home or adaptations to their existing accommodation, therapies and specialised equipment.
9 June 2021
Death in the digital age – continuing your online life
The pandemic has changed the world – there is no doubt we are all “online” far more now than before. Social media now extends into every aspect of our lives, from those notorious repetitive baby pictures to those ‘should never have been posted university photos‘. We collect and share moments of our lives in the digital world.
