Trusts & Succession

The Russian Ministry of Finance has announced that it is ready to terminate the double taxation treaty it has with Cyprus

Tax Titbits has been in lockdown, but with restrictions easing it now returns and Rawlinson & Hunter will continue to provide you with monthly updates on important tax developments in the private client world...

Recent years have seen a major increase both in HMRC's powers and also the information at HMRC's disposal. The Finance Bill 2020/21 published this July introduces a further measure giving HMRC a significant new power to obtain information

New Inheritance Tax (IHT) figures from HMRC have shown a slight fall in receipts for the first time in 10 years

Bermuda has amended the Trusts (Special Provisions) Act 1989 to modernise its ‘firewall’ provisions and to introduce flexibility and clarity with respect to excluding illegitimate children from benefiting from a trust

Lockdown made the execution of Wills difficult, and it is good news that the government is allowing Wills (and Codicils) to be witnessed by video link in England and Wales, writes Charles Russell Speechly's Charles Hutton....

Over-40s will pay more tax or be compelled to insure for later life, in new plans from the UK government in a bid to solve the later life care crisis

Filippo Noseda, a partner at Mishcon Private and visiting professor at King's College London, has been appointed as a judge at the San Marino Court for Trusts and Fiduciary Relations for the period 2020-2025

what does the Dawson-Damer v Taylor Wessing judgment means for trustees and beneficiaries with regard to the disclosure and access to data they can expect, including where a trust is governed by the law of another jurisdiction?