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  • In brief
    • July 2021
      • Nudge Nudge Wink Wink - Pay some more
    • 2021
    • June 2021
      • Charities: What to do with half a billion pounds?
      • Offshore trusts and onwards gifts
      • What's new in the EU: Asset ownership after Brexit.
      • The Court of Protection and the vaccine: to administer or not to administer
      • Professional Practices Alliance Webinar: Neurodiversity in Professional Services Firm Leadership
    • May 2021
      • What's new in the EU?
      • EU Settlement Scheme – applications closing soon
      • No-one expects a 1975 Act claim......
      • What is the role of independent non-executive directors (NEDs) in professional practices?
      • Transitioning from founder-led to perpetual governance models
      • Meet | The | Experts - Art and antiquities crossing borders: whose law wins?
    • April 2021
      • MTG appoints Jennifer Emms and Claire Weeks to partnership as Richard Turnor retires
      • We (still) need to talk about the office
      • Meet | The | Experts - Art and antiquities crossing borders: whose law wins?
      • MEET | THE | EXPERTS: A Taxing Time or Time for Tax
      • Tax Day: Private Client spotlight
    • March 2021
      • What charities and trustees can learn from Kids Company
      • International Students: A new route for graduates
      • Spring Budget 2021: Private Client Spotlight
    • February 2021
      • MEET | THE | EXPERTS: A Taxing Time or Time for Tax
      • A guide to the "frontier worker" permit
      • MTG Welcomes Today’s Kids Company Judgment for its Client
      • The UK as a Centre of Excellence for International Philanthropists and Social Investors
      • Private Client Global Elite 2021
    • January 2021
      • Changes to travel requirements on entering the UK
      • Where there's a Will, there's a way..
      • On the twelfth day of Christmas...
      • On the eleventh day of Christmas....
      • On the tenth day of Christmas.....
      • On the ninth day of Christmas...
      • On the eighth day of Christmas...
    • December 2020
      • On the seventh day of Christmas...
      • On the sixth day of Christmas...
      • On the fifth day of Christmas...
      • On the fourth day of Christmas ....
      • On the third day of Christmas
      • On the second day of Christmas...
      • On the first day of Christmas.....
      • Leading Lawyers Share Secrets to Business Development for Women
      • Covid at Christmas – Keep CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) in MIND
      • Private Client Tax in 2020 - The Covid-19 effect
      • Meet | The | Experts - Tick Tock - The countdown to Brexit EU immigration implications
      • Charities - a second look behind the scene
    • 2020
    • November 2020
      • STEP Europe virtual panel discussion - 10/12/2020
      • MTG wins British Legal Awards Private Client Team of the Year
      • The Office of Taxation Simplification report on Capital Gains Tax
      • Meet | The | Experts - Tick Tock Tick Tock - The countdown to Brexit EU immigration implications
      • HMRC's November Nudge letters
      • Times Best Law Firms 2021
    • October 2020
      • New government mandate to force probate practitioners into 2020
      • "Golden Visa" scheme in Cyprus is cancelled with effect from 1 November 2020
      • HMRC's nudge letters
      • Brexit meets Covid-19: UK immigration implications for EU citizens
      • 2021 Legal 500 results - Art and Cultural Property team.
      • The Professional Practices team maintains its high ranking in the 2021 Legal 500 Directory.
      • MEET | THE | EXPERTS - Cross Border Mental Capacity
      • The Philanthropy and Charities team maintains its high ranking in the 2021 Legal 500 Directory.
      • 2021 - Legal 500 Results - MTG's Dispute Resolution team
      • 2021 - Legal 500 Results - Residential Property
      • 2021 - Legal 500 Results - Personal Tax, Trust and Probate
      • 2021 - Legal 500 Results
      • AMLD5 - Changes to the Trust Register - a further update
    • September 2020
      • The statutory residence test and Covid-19
      • Trusts cashflow conundrum
    • August 2020
      • Partner Paul Whitehead's 60 Second Interview with STEP
      • MEET | THE | EXPERTS: Covid 19: Wills in isolation - an update
      • MEET | THE | EXPERTS: Covid-19 Wills in isolation: an update
    • July 2020
      • Making Wills in England and Wales: the law is changed 3 months after Jersey to recognise Wills witnessed by video link as validly executed
      • Finding a home for orphaned property
      • CGT Scoping document for the Office of Tax Simplification
      • Proposed changes to the UK Trust Register - an update
      • MEET | THE | EXPERTS - Charities: navigating uncertainty
      • SDLT Tips and Traps: on navigating the stamp duty minefield
      • MEET | THE | EXPERTS: How will we pay for COVID-19?
      • Global Mobility Programmes
      • Why banks are being warned about changes to the bereavement process
    • June 2020
      • Professional Practices Alliance - how should firms measure partner contribution?
      • MEET | THE | EXPERTS: How will we pay for COVID-19?
      • Sarah Conway speaking at FORA webinar
      • Investor Visas: A fast track to life and settlement in the UK
      • Clare Maurice interviewed for Smith & Williamson's 'Professional Practices Leaders' series
      • Watch now: MEET | THE | EXPERTS webinar: Will they come back?
      • MTG partners listed in Best Lawyers 2021
      • MEET | THE | EXPERTS: Will they come back?
      • Lasting Powers of Attorney and Covid-19
    • May 2020
      • Socially distanced wills - Ed Powles in The Times
      • Balancing forfeiture and fairness
      • Sarah Conway to join panel at PCD Club UK Property webinar
      • Listen again: Professional Practices Alliance Zoominar
      • MEET | THE | EXPERTS webinar: Covid-19 and the future of legal services delivery
      • Tax tips for the ‘new normal’ in business
      • Professional Practices Alliance webinar series
      • May 2020 Promotions
    • April 2020
      • Watch now: MEET | THE | EXPERTS webinar: Covid-19 - Wills in Isolation
      • Professional Practices and Covid-19: a PPA discussion
      • Watch now: Sarah Conway joins panel for FORA webinar
      • MEET | THE | EXPERTS webinar: Covid-19 - Wills in Isolation
      • Remote working and the legal industry
      • Professional Practices Alliance webinar series
      • Sarah Conway speaking at FORA webinar
      • Client service: MTG a best-rated law firm
      • Central management and control during Covid-19
      • Central Management and Control - a guide for private clients
      • New HMRC guidance on tax residence explained
      • Covid-19 immigration concessions
      • Commercial Real Estate and Covid-19
      • Fiona Poole speaks to Spear's Magazine about the impact of Covid-19
      • Sarah Conway features in Black Brick April market update
    • March 2020
      • Revising your tax affairs today in light of Covid-19
      • Covid-19 preparedness
      • Charity begins at home
      • HMRC guidance on COVID-19 tax residence day count
      • Retirement and lawyers - how to make a dignified exit
      • Covid-19: Beware the unexpected tax costs of self-isolation
    • February 2020
      • What does a good succession plan look like?
      • How are social media influencers being taxed?
      • Leaving the UK - tax considerations to bear in mind
      • MTG ranked in 2020 Chambers Global guide for International Private Client
    • January 2020
      • Crypto assets - more taxing than you think
      • Four MTG partners feature in Spear's 500 2020
      • How not to be a ‘cautionary tale’ when it comes to giving
    • December 2019
      • How to avoid a family feud this Christmas
      • What the Art Basel banana can tell us about collecting art
      • Too good to be true? The HMRC view
    • 2019
    • November 2019
      • 2020 Legal 500 UK Awards - Private Client Firm of the Year shortlisting
      • MTG included in "Times Best Law Firms" for second year
      • Paul Whitehead to join MTG
      • How your gardens could provide grounds for lower tax rates
    • October 2019
      • Everything you need to know about the Dormant Accounts Scheme
      • Succession planning in an era of ‘increasing transparency’
      • Why demand is soaring for Britain’s ‘golden visas'
      • The increasing costs of de-enveloping residential property
      • Partnerships can provide a modern, reliable and transparent alternative to trusts
      • MTG features in 2020 Chambers UK guide
      • MTG wins Chambers HNW Contentious Trusts and Estates Team of the Year
      • Firm-wide recognition for MTG in the latest Legal 500 guide
    • September 2019
      • What JK Rowling’s £15.3m donation can teach us about tax
      • MTG lawyers feature in eprivateclient Top 35 Under 35
      • Corinne Staves Q&A with The Law Society
      • Ceris Gardner named one of the Top Ten UK Tax Lawyers by Spear's Magazine
    • August 2019
      • Donald Trump and the perils of buying an island
      • The Lasting Powers of Attorney ‘exceptions’ you need to know
      • Why you should be aware of the ‘potential downsides’ to letting out part of your home
      • Why universities are not listed on the Charity Commission, and what it means for you
    • July 2019
      • Boris Johnson’s ‘do or die’ brexit: what could it mean for the art market?
      • PPI claim deadline looms
      • MTG features in 2019 Chambers HNW guide
      • The little-known ‘commorientes rule’ and what it might mean for will writing – expert view
    • June 2019
      • Labour’s land plans: ‘Robust manifesto’ or ‘provocation tool’?
      • GDPR, SARS, and what it all means for HNW privacy – expert view
    • May 2019
      • Game of Thrones: Why Westeros could use a private wealth lawyer
      • Here’s why David Cameron’s ‘Big Society’ plan is still unpopular
      • Who owns the bees?
      • Abigail Disney and the trials of wealth
    • April 2019
      • Key points to consider while waiting for Baby Sussex
      • Hammond’s tax plan might boost both business and wellness
      • Round table discussion on changing law firm business structures
      • Buying property ‘off-plan’? Here’s what you need to know
      • Ownership woes: legal lessons from the $1.2m Chagall dispute
    • March 2019
      • How Brexit could change your flutter on the horses- an expert legal view
      • Karl Lagerfeld’s cat – a legal opinion
    • February 2019
      • Why rich buyers might get snookered by stamp duty, again
      • How the changes to probate could affect you
      • Brexit: how to resolve difficult negotiations
      • Maurice Turnor Gardner Promotes Eesha Arora to Partner
    • January 2019
      • How would crypto-philanthropy work?
      • Latest changes to missing persons law ‘not perfect’
      • What we can learn from Napoleon’s lost gold
    • December 2018
      • On Brexit’s unspoken impact on charities
    • 2018
    • November 2018
      • Sarah Conway wins Residential Property Lawyer of the Year
      • What a Labour government means for HNWs
      • News
      • MTG appoints Emma-Jane Weider as Managing Partner
      • What you need to know about the ‘Social Investment’ relief
      • The Unexplained Wealth Order strikes again
      • LexisNexis: Budget analysis for private clients
    • October 2018
      • Banksy’s shredded masterpiece – who bears the loss?
      • New partner joining MTG as Head of Litigation
      • Property’s ‘foreign buyer surcharge’ is looming
    • September 2018
      • Here are the myths of anti-money laundering rules
    • August 2018
      • Mishcon challenges anti tax-evasion measures
      • What Fortnite taught me about the laws of gifting
    • July 2018
      • How the ‘unknown unknowns’ terrorise tax
      • How to shop without remittance this summer
      • Nothing has changed since the straight civil partnership victory
    • June 2018
      • On Love Island, UK holidays and accidental residency
      • The IHT regime can be simplified – here’s how
      • The quest for the grail
      • Offshore offence: HMRC’s tax evasion hunt has begun
      • Why the Home Office is complicating investor visas
    • May 2018
      • How tax can restore ‘generational fairness’
      • More reason to celebrate the Royal Wedding
      • There’s nothing straightforward about the word ‘domicile’
      • Windrush saga is a hoarder’s charter
    • April 2018
      • Why it makes sense for wealthy Scots to move south
    • March 2018
      • Cambridge Analytica scandal shines light on GDPR
      • Why Britain’s philanthropy is still thriving
      • Brexit transition could be ‘good news’ for immigration
    • February 2018
      • The Office of Tax Simplification needs help to untangle a mess 200 years in the making
      • ‘Sibling couples’ could be entitled to tax relief
      • How a daughter tried to block her dad’s wedding
    • January 2018
      • How Lady Lucan disinherited her heirs
      • I, Robot lawyer
      • Here’s how HMRC is billing Brexiteers
    • December 2017
      • Why gift giving doesn't have to be taxing
      • Uber hack throws light on GDPR powers
      • Some English law caveats for Meghan Markle
    • 2017
    • November 2017
      • Will British Europeans lose EEA rights?
      • The Chancellor played both Santa and Scrooge in the Budget
      • How HMRC profits from Paradise Papers
      • Bitcoin’s anonymity is both a blessing and a curse
      • The Chancellor’s ‘tax on age’ might widen the generational gap
    • October 2017
      • The risks of going digital with Lasting Powers of Attorney
      • Reform of Victorian-era laws will create more wills in the UK
      • How HMRC will know your personal affairs
    • September 2017
      • ePrivate Client’s Top 35 under 35
      • Why football needs more philanthropy
      • On tax and the paradox of public interest in wealth
    • August 2017
      • Protecting family wealth in Westeros
      • Revenue vs Rangers FC: what we know so far
    • July 2017
      • Why Edward Albee’s unfinished works might remain hidden
      • The curious case of the Villiers’ ‘divorce tourism’
      • Can government seize private properties?
    • June 2017
      • Buying a second home in the sun? Get a UK lawyer involved.
      • Implications of the election results for privately wealthy families, trusts and family businesses
      • How much is there really in the Bank of Mum and Dad?
      • The potential pitfalls of property co-ownership
    • May 2017
      • What the EuroMillions dispute teaches about family wealth
      • Charity Law Firm of the Year 2017
      • Tax manifesto pledges that HNWs would welcome
      • Non-dom reform: not as dead as you think
    • April 2017
      • How marathons bring out the best in philanthropy
      • Why London will remain the divorce capital of the world
      • Finance Bill 2017
      • Tax codes: an appeal for clarity if brevity isn’t an option
    • March 2017
      • The Revenue’s new death tax cash cow
      • Lease restrictions: are your pets in peril?
    • February 2017
      • Why now is time to pop the question
      • Jennifer Chambers' 60 second interview with STEP
      • Reform can help HNWs save British business investment
      • When is a relationship with the US not so special?
    • January 2017
      • Five tax breaks and a wedding
    • December 2016
      • Charity CEOs deserve to be well paid
    • 2016
    • November 2016
      • Who's Who Legal: Private client
      • No let up for HNWs from the taxman
      • David Bowie’s £33 million art sale negates hefty inheritance tax bill
      • Why Giving Tuesday beats Black Friday
      • The inheritance tax advantage of skipping a generation
    • October 2016
      • What happens to your ‘digital estate’ on death?
    • September 2016
      • How HMRC flexes its muscles with Post-it notes
      • How best to financially future-proof your children
      • Proposed changes by the SRA
      • Clare Maurice Elected President of the International Academy of Estate and Trust Law
      • Remember a Charity Week highlights the power of legacy in a will
      • MTG WINS AT STEP AWARDS 2017
    • July 2016
      • Falling foul of the law can lead to Pokémon Woe
      • Protecting your will from ‘passive’ challengers
      • How would the Messi tax scandal be treated by HMRC?
      • Four simple rules for softening the Brexit blow
    • June 2016
      • HM Revenue and Customs does Strictly
      • The EU Referendum
      • Mother-in-law’s inheritance leads to a forged will post divorce
      • The housing estate, the Court of Appeal and the £20 million Henry Moore sculpture
    • May 2016
      • Why a trust might be the best way to morally inspire the next generation
      • Regulation and compliance
      • The bank of Mum and Dad....
      • Personal security could be at risk from a property beneficial ownership register
    • April 2016
      • Prince’s death highlights importance of writing a Will
      • EU nationals aren’t waiting until June to plan for life post-Brexit
    • March 2016
      • Offshore trusts not just for tax cheats
      • Fundamental changes to pensions unlikely to be included in the Budget
      • Why the proposed probate fees will only add additional grief (and tax) to HNWs
    • February 2016
      • Will Brexit spell the end for investor visas?
      • Let’s get digital – HMRC proposes online tax accounts
      • A sugar tax may not be like taking candy from a baby
    • January 2016
      • Councils continue to curb superbasements
      • Jedis lose to Druids when it comes to charitable status
    • December 2015
      • Inheritance tax break turns Scrooge into Santa
      • Eccentric millionaire's £26 million will shows how best to execute your estate
      • Is property ownership fading as an investor safe haven?
    • 2015
    • November 2015
      • George Osborne should get the non-doms onside in this Autumn Statement
      • What John Lewis's man in the moon can tell us about lawful gifting
      • Tips for Osborne to [not] blow up the House of Lords
    • October 2015
      • Lord Lucan still isn't dead... yet
      • Can art criticism ever be defamatory?
      • How to avoid a family feud over your estate when you’re gone
      • HMRC's top ten excuses, 2015 edition
      • Non-Domicile consultation published
    • September 2015
      • Eroding Deeds of Variation a step towards a Big Brother state
      • A Banksy on your wall could raise your legal bills as well as your house price
      • Investor visa fall suggests Britain is turning off rich migrants
      • Three MTG Associates on eprivateclient's Top 35 Under 35 2015 List
      • Iceberg homes sunk by the 'laterally amalgamated super-home'
      • Reliance on inheritance won't always make for a happy old age
    • August 2015
      • Why the King of Romania (and his disowned grandson) are keeping an eye on the EU's latest inheritance law
      • Chekov v Fryer suggests divorce and death does not prevent estate claims
      • The 'right-to-rent' scheme is dragging landlords to the frontlines of border control
    • July 2015
      • Has the freedom to leave what you want to who you want in your will been destroyed?
      • Everything you need to know about the Common Reporting Standard
      • What does the budget mean for Prime Central London property?
      • Fancy hosting your own Glastonbury? Here's what you need to know
      • Osborne plans non-dom crackdown in the budget
      • Not even the Supreme Court can overturn a watertight lease
    • June 2015
      • How should we tax foreigners?
      • How your child can avoid their very own Mount Kinabalu naked prank scandal
      • Ashmolean launches fundraising drive to keep 'pre-eminent' Turner
      • Do your homework before recruiting an adviser
    • May 2015
      • Maida Vale's Carlton Tavern shows council's bite over breaches of planning law
      • An undercover Caravaggio demonstrates the importance of agreeing valuation plans in advance
      • The UK may no longer have coalition government, but should your family have one?
      • ISAs, pensions and other things Princess Charlotte needs for her financial future
    • April 2015
      • Total honesty the best tax strategy
      • The legal lines behind Kensington's red and white striped house
      • Our tax domicile laws need reviewing not abandoning
      • Rogue developers hunted in prime central london
    • March 2015
      • Will the chancellor’s deed of variation joke at Ed Miliband’s expense hurt others?
      • The Chancellor may leave legacy of easier inheritance
      • From ATED to CGT, the residential property tax changes that are going to affect you - and when
      • The case of Cowshed Cinderella is a cautionary tale for HNWI families
    • February 2015
      • Justice at the click of a mouse by 2017
      • Anyone on HSBC's Swiss list is tarnished, guilty or not
      • Maurice Turnor Gardner has been included in eprivateclient's list of the Top 25 Most Admired Companies 2015
      • Capital Gains Tax - what does the new Cinderella rule mean for you?
      • The Qatari royal family fail to get their palace on the park
    • January 2015
      • HMRC determined to pluck the non-doms' tax goose
      • The cautionary tax tale of Roger Ver, AKA 'Bitcoin Jesus'
      • The strange tale of a lonely old lady, her missing will and her last wishes.
      • Five Calorie free tips for a healthier New Year
    • December 2014
      • Father Christmas's FATCA concerns
      • The difficult home truths of domicile law
      • Osborne's property tax changes are just the beginning
      • Swiss voters reject abolition of forfait tax break
    • 2014
    • November 2014
      • A legacy is more than just cash and houses.
      • Recognition in Spear's Wealth Management "500" Indices
      • What does the Autumn Statement hold for HINWIs?
      • Senior Partner Clare Maurice named as one of Eprivateclient's 50 Most Influential
      • Do women give to charity differently from men?
    • October 2014
      • What happens when someone presumed dead comes back to life?
      • Ceris Gardner honoured at Spear's Wealth Management Awards 2014
      • Changes to Tier 1 Investor visas
      • What each political party has proposed for a mansion tax
      • Eesha Arora shortlisted for the British Legal Awards
      • Government's surprise tax changes will harm UK's international appeal
    • September 2014
      • The Great British Tax-Off produces half-baked ideas
      • Joint assets from Louis XIV to The Simpsons
      • Why is the government killing trusts?
      • Ceris Gardner honoured at STEP Private Client Awards 2014
      • What does Scottish Independence mean for tax, passports and Strictly Come Dancing?
      • Eprivateclient's Top 35 under 35
      • Tax evasion could land you behind bars soon.
    • August 2014
      • Do HMRC's changes mean you'll have to pay inheritance tax before you die?
      • HMRC extends the length of absence required to achieve non-UK residence
      • Russia's new dual citizenship law threatens administrative chaos - and worse
      • Tax measures affecting UK residential property
      • For non-doms, rules about summer holidays and impulse buys are complex
    • July 2014
      • Kasia Sikora-Sikorski is granted her Higher Rights of Audience
      • Professional Practices Alliance
    • June 2014
      • How Prime London property helps fund affordable housing, not wreck it
      • How do I make sure my will deals with my digital assets?
      • STEP Awards 2014 - Finalists announced
      • If a bright light shone on your business, would you be ready?
      • Tax schemes are fine but the reputational risk is a killer
    • May 2014
      • Dying is easy - sorting out who gets what is hard
      • Ed Milliband's answer for housing policy only brings more questions
      • Why foreign HNWs living in the UK should not leave their will to chance
      • How even well intended actions without legal backup can go awry
      • Corinne Staves and Ed Powles join the MTG partnership
      • EUROPEAN WOMEN IN BUSINESS LAW AWARDS 2014
    • April 2014
      • Americans coming to Britain must beware a tax nightmare
      • What form could the proposed Mansion Tax take?
      • HMRC is in the hot seat as anti-avoidance looks set to get tougher
      • The social investment tax relief meets bemused enthusiasm
      • Save the Land Registry - One of England's glories
      • LLP tax changes hit hard
    • March 2014
      • Recommendations for the suspension of the Tier 1 (Investor) visa category
      • Gay marriage brings legal equality - but also legal pitfalls
      • Family Succession Planning
      • Car-based tax-avoidance scheme runs out of road
    • February 2014
      • As the tax year ends, here are top tips to save yourself money
      • Doing a little business in Britain may bring a huge tax bill.
      • Will attending the BAFTAs get me into tax trouble?
      • Two new partners at Maurice Turnor Gardner
      • eprivateclient's Top 25 Most Admired Companies
    • January 2014
      • Frack off! How can I stop people getting at the gas under my house
      • Buying a chalet in Switzerland, Austria or France isn't as easy as one, two, ski...
      • Visa waiver scheme for Qatar, Oman and the UAE
    • December 2013
      • How to work out tax liability for non-domicile business in UK (Father Christmas not exempt)
      • How best to obtain a UK visa for Christmas (take note, Santa)
      • The Chancellor's Autumn Statement
    • 2013
    • November 2013
      • Ceris Gardner named as one of Eprivateclient’s 50 Most Influential 2014
      • Thinking of retiring abroad?
      • Charities must make better use of Gift Aid to maximise donation value
      • Not all data theft is illegal, so here's how to protect yourself
    • October 2013
      • A family constitution helps the next generation transition. Just look at the Royal Family
      • Maurice Turnor Gardner welcomes Claire Roberts to its Private Wealth team
      • After Dennis O'Riordan, how to avoid being conned by a fake CV
      • Beat it! Michael Jackson's family should have realised litigation is Dangerous
    • September 2013
      • Legal 500 Awards 2013
      • Lord Grantham's predicament: What Downton Abbey can teach us about dying without a will
      • Tweeticide: How misusing Twitter can land you in a legal minefield
      • MPs hung up on Vodafone tax escape
      • Private Client Practitioner's "Top 35 Under 35"
    • August 2013
      • Day of the remains: after Richard III was recovered, who owns your corpse?
      • What you need to know about Chancel Repair Liability now
      • Does the export ban on Jane Austen's ring show sense or sensibility?
      • Could living on a superyacht be a way to side-step the UK statutory residence test?
    • July 2013
      • Chasing overseas money isn't the solution to our economic woes
      • Why London is the City of Choice for the World's Wealthiest
      • How to Respond to New Property Taxes
      • When buying art, provenance holds risks for buyers, sellers and donors
      • STEP Awards shortlisting
    • June 2013
      • Lawyer Awards 2013
      • Did G8 Mark the End to Tax Secrecy?
      • Britain loves immigrants - as long as they can pay their way
      • From Bitcoin Babies to PRISM: Is Our Dependence on Technology Harming Us?
      • Public outrage at the Cup Trust charity scandal doesn't mean there's been a crime
    • May 2013
      • Ceris Gardner has been shortlisted for one of Euromoney Legal Media Group’s European Women in Business Law Awards
      • A little nudging goes a long way
      • How to Tax Astronauts
      • Can You Undo Tax Planning Mistakes?
      • Lawyer Awards shortlist
      • The charities tax scandal might lead to more transparency
    • April 2013
      • Could Tax Changes Explain Usain Bolt's First Non-Olympic UK Appearance?
      • Can the Cultural Gifts Scheme Boost Arts Philanthropy in the UK?
      • Only 49 Days to Go to Tax Freedom Day...
      • Finance Bill 2013: Why Doesn't HMRC Consult Industry Before Drafting New Legislation?
    • March 2013
      • This government loves taxation without explanation or consideration
      • As Cyprus shows, sunny climes don't mean safe banks
      • Budget predictions - Partner Sarah Conway's views are published in PrimeResi
      • Budget Predictions: No news is good news
      • Sarah Conway runs through the best options for international HNWs looking to buy into the UK…
      • The Strange Case of the Unforged Forged Will
    • February 2013
      • What are the Big Risks Faced by Charities Today?
      • When it Comes to Legal Privilege, It's Not What You Say, It's Who You Say it To
    • January 2013
      • The Dog Ate Your Assets? HMRC Will Find That Hard to Believe
      • Filling Out Your Tax Returns is a Fine Old Business
      • Legal Lessons from Hugh Hefner's Marriage
      • What Downton Abbey can teach us about risk
      • MTG boosts residential property practice with A&O hire
    • December 2012
      • Charitable Donations Drop This Year: Have We All Become Scrooges?
    • 2012
    • November 2012
      • Partner Ceris Gardner is named as one of Private Client Practitioner's 50 Most Influential 2013
      • Sarah Conway to joins Maurice Turnor Gardner as a new Partner
    • October 2012
      • Associate of the Year - British Legal Awards 2012
    • September 2012
      • Ceris Gardner - Trusted Advisor of the Year 2012/13
    • August 2012
      • Charity Times' "Consultancy of the Year"
      • Richard Turnor quoted in the Lawyer
    • July 2012
      • Legal Week's Trust and Private Client Elite
    • June 2012
      • STEP City Branch - Corinne Staves elected
      • Spear's Young Turk of the Year Awards
    • May 2012
      • Private Client Team of the Year - Maurice Turnor Gardner shortlisted for the Lawyer Awards
      • MTG named as one of the Private Client Practitioner's Top 5 Boutique Law Firms
    • April 2012
      • Partner Arabella Murphy quoted in FT Wealth magazine
      • Partner Jenny McKeown is quoted in Professional Pensions
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