A look at the top stories on eprivateclient this week…

Monday

A British woman who went with her husband to Swiss euthanasia clinic Dignitas after he was diagnosed with a terminal disease and was unable to reach the clinic alone will be allowed to inherit his £1.8 million estate, the High Court ruled

Lynne Rowland, tax partner at Kingston Smith looked at the intergenerational transfer of wealth and protecting personal wealth

Tuesday

Jonathan  Cave, an experienced UHNW adviser outlined the top 5 reasons why 90 percent of families lose their fortunes within three generations, before revealing the three strategies that are proven to help you (or your clients) be in the ten percent of families who achieve long-term financial success

International law firm Charles Russell Speechlys strengthens its Hong Kong office with the promotion of former eprivateclient Top 35 Under 35 Jeffrey Lee to partner, effective on 1 March 2019

Wednesday

Intertrust appoints Amit Taylor from Estera as head of corporate services in Guernsey where he will form part of Intertrust's new Guernsey senior management team and will lead the corporate services team in Guernsey

Fiduciary services provider Fairway Group promotes Jersey-based Tanya Harrison and Chris Mourant to the role of trust manager after a busy period in the firm's trust department

Thursday

Law firm Macfarlanes hires Ian Cooke as a partner in its private client property group from Charles Russell Speechlys.

HMRC finds that the number of homes liable to Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings drops by 10 percent as more HNWs take residential properties out of corporate structures

Friday

Macfarlanes announces a further nine partner promotions across its practice areas as of 1 May 2019, including three in its private client team

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