Legislative Developments

The England and Wales Courts have examined the use of the statutory power of advancement under section 32 of the Trustee Act 1925

Non UK tax resident buyers who have already or are about to exchange contracts should proceed with caution

The Russian Federal Tax Service (the FTS) has sets out guidance for tax inspectorates on how to identify tax-avoiding misrepresentations of business operations and the use of sham companies.

The BVI has introduced Bills to make significant amendments to its trusts and probate legislation.

The different roles played by men and women upon becoming parents, with respect to paid work and childcare, are a crucial part of the development of gender pay gaps

A new bill has been proposed in the New York Senate to amend the tax law by “imposing a special tax on artwork, antique furniture, and antique jewellery sold at auction; and to amend the state finance law, in relation to establishing the art education fund”

The UK government has reaffirmed its commitment to keep the UK as the second largest global hub for wealth management, Economic Secretary to the Treasury, John Glen MP, said in his keynote address at Personal Investment Management & Financial Advice Association (PIMFA) Virtual Fest 2

Jersey’s meteoric rise to international finance centre, home to a thriving private wealth industry and the parent companies of a plethora of international groups, belies a legal system and jurisprudence that is still in the process of catching up...

Offshore law firm Collas Crill completed the first conveyance of part of a tenement in Sark following recent changes to the island's ancient property laws

The US has dropped the Trump administration’s proposal to let certain companies opt out of new global digital tax rules