Case Law Developments

Most trust and estate practitioners will have experienced beneficiaries being unhappy with a decision made by trustees. Perhaps less common is a situation where the trustees simply cannot make a decision because they cannot agree between themselves. What happens then?

The Supreme Court has ruled that a gift by will to a charitable trust subject to the law of Jersey is exempt from inheritance tax

A quick look at what’s been going on in Asia and the Pacific…

Standard Bank Jersey Limited has become the second international bank in Jersey to be fined for intermeddling under the Probate (Jersey) Law 1998.  

This month Tax Titbits focuses on recent tax cases which comment on key areas for those advising private clients on their offshore structures or assisting them with their compliance obligations

Last week three television presenters working for the BBC “off-payroll” have been hit with tax avoidance charges as a result of IR35, new tax legislation.

Fundamental changes are needed in the family courts in order to prioritise mental health in children and parents, lawyers at Irwin Mitchell have said

A Glasgow based restaurateur has been disqualified for nine years for concealing over £130,000 in tax from HMRC.

eprivateclient took a brief look at what’s been going on in Asia and the Pacific...

eprivateclient took a brief look at what’s been going on in North America…