Legal
Statute Check, Aisle Three
Legal advice is coming soon to a supermarket near you. No, seriously, it is — you could soon be picking your lawyer from among the cereals, says Sophie McBain
Being Safe in Cyber-Space
How do you keep those nasty cyber-bandits out of your emails and online banking? Grace Maa throws up a firewall to help
What is a stellar contribution?
I have recently made £30 million from the sale of my business. Unfortunately, I am also having marriage difficulties. I have been told that if my wife and I can’t solve our differences and have to divorce, I will have to give her half that sum. Surely this cannot be correct, especially given the effort and initiative that I put into building the company?
Rights and wrongs of superinjunctions
Spear's is in an odd position regarding superinjunctions. As a magazine, we believe in freedom of the press - but our readers may differ.
Government Launches Giving White Paper
Philanthropic giving in the UK should be promoted through a combination of improved advice for potential philanthropists, tax incentives and honours schemes, according to the Giving White Paper launched today
Family (Mis)fortunes
When a marriage dissolves, what happens to the family business? Sarah Whitten of Charles Russell says it's a monetary matrimonial minefield
Neuberger: Use super-injunctions sparingly
Super-injunctions should only be issued in exceptional circumstances, according to a judicial Committee chaired by Master of the Rolls, Lord Neuberger
Trustees no longer protected from legal action
A Court of Appeal decision delivered last month is likely to result in a greater number of legal actions against trustees and their professional advisers, warns leading private client law firm Boodle Hatfield
Withers: Mosley case good news for press
The decision from Strasbourg will be applauded for its good sense and vital protection of free speech
We have the royal pre-nup details... or not
According to that ever-reliable organ of translation, Babelfish, we told Bild: 'With a divorce, William gets the children!'
Unbillable Hours
Our specialists solve your HNW problems (gratis!)
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Is it really possible to avoid stamp duty land tax when purchasing land and property?
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A lot has been made recently in the press about buyers of some of the UK’s most expensive homes avoiding stamp duty land tax (SDLT) by purchasing their home through a company.
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