Legal
Trust Me, I'm a Lawyer
How does a trust turn into mistrust? When it's time to divorce, says Fiona Wood
Why, I Do Declare!
If undisclosed offshore accounts are playing on your conscience, now’s the time to come clean — the government has never been in a more forgiving mood, say Charles Gothard and Sangna Chauhan
Going for Broke
Bankruptcy can cause people to lose their marbles along with their assets. But the whole process can be made less miserable, says David Marks QC
And Now for Someone Completely Different
Nothing focuses the mind on the issue of succession like a Royal wedding, says Caroline Garnham
You Can't Take It With You... But You Can Try
Will you or won't you? You should be thinking about life after death - for your relatives, at least, say Sue Medder and Charlie Tee of Withers
Vive La Divorce!
More than the Channel separates England and France: a wife dumped in Paris may lose not just her husband but also a sizeable divorce settlement, says Richard Collins of Charles Russell
Where There Isn't a Will
Caroline Garnham on why dying intestate will only heap further grief on your family, loved ones and other beneficiaries
Wedded Blitz
Untangling the legal affairs of married foreign nationals can make interpreting Resolution 1441 look like child’s play, say Dhana Sabanathan and Katie Longmate from Harbottle & Lewis
The Perfect Storm
Three features of the economic landscape are about to collide, big time. And unless you’re a lawyer specialising in trusts, that’s seriously bad news, says Nick Holland
Unbillable Hours
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Q
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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