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  • In brief
    • August 2018
      • What Fortnite taught me about the laws of gifting
    • 2018
    • 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
    • March 2012
      • The SRA has licensed the first three alternative business structures (ABS)
  • In depth
    • July 2018
      • The best of both worlds
      • Can your child bring you into the tax net? Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps.
      • Requirement to Correct
    • 2018
    • March 2018
      • Transparency enhanced in the UK
    • December 2017
      • Status of EU citizens in the UK: What you need to know
    • 2017
    • November 2017
      • Key Points For Families and Property Investors
    • October 2017
      • Tax reform for non-UK domiciliaries
    • August 2017
      • Blinded by Transparency: How the government plans to shine a light on beneficial ownership
      • Government position on the rights of EU citizens in the UK after Brexit
    • July 2017
      • Mind the Gap
    • May 2017
      • Partner poaching - navigating the movement of law firm partners and practice teams
    • October 2016
      • Have we lost trust in trusts?
    • 2016
    • September 2016
      • De-enveloping – Real Estate Aspects
    • August 2016
      • Update on the proposals to reform the taxation of non UK domiciliaries
      • Reforms to the Taxation of UK Residential Property
    • July 2016
      • Holding Structures for UK Residential Property
    • June 2016
      • Bainbridge - Tracing the proceeds of a mistake
    • February 2016
      • Changes to Tier 1 and Tier 2 visas
    • December 2015
      • "Should I stay or should I go now?" - The implications of Summer Budget 2015 for foreign domiciliaries
    • 2015
    • October 2015
      • Non-doms - What’s proposed, including the radical reform to non-UK resident trusts by Arabella Murphy & Claire Roberts
      • COLP Forum - September 2015
      • Reform of the taxation of non-UK domiciliaries
    • July 2015
      • Changes to taxation and property announced in the budget
    • June 2015
      • COLP Bleet 19 June 2015
      • COLP Bleet 12 June 2015
    • May 2015
      • COLP Bleet 14 May 2015
    • April 2015
      • Blight Moves: Where next for properties affected by HS2?
    • March 2015
      • COLP Bleet 16.03.2015
    • February 2015
      • COLP Bleet 13.02.2015
      • COLP Forum - September 2014
      • What gives?
      • COLP Bleet
    • January 2015
      • Professional Practices Alliance - recognition in Business Life
    • October 2014
      • Untangling the Chain - by Claire Roberts
      • How to do the splits: FA 2013
      • Leaving the UK - are you still tax resident?
      • Spending time in the UK - are you tax resident?
    • 2014
    • September 2014
      • The ‘unwelcome’ HMRC announcement creating yet more uncertainty for foreign investors
    • August 2014
      • Tax measures affecting UK residential property
      • The Poor Door Debate: Do separate entrances make practical sense?
    • April 2014
      • FATCA - Considerations for trusts and trustees
      • Acquiring an estate to shoot
      • Estate agency businesses: registering with HMRC
    • March 2014
      • COLP Forum - January 2014
      • Budget 2014
    • February 2014
      • Are you tax resident in the UK? The new statutory test (from 6 April 2013)
      • Changes Proposed by the UK Government’s Official Migration Advisers
    • January 2014
      • "It's as easy as R, B, C......" Or is it?
    • December 2013
      • What can a professional firm and its clients do to promote diversity within the partnership?
    • 2013
    • August 2013
      • What sort of London are we building?
    • May 2013
      • New tax measures affecting UK residential property – The government's responses to the consultation
    • March 2013
      • Budget announcement - Inheritance tax: limiting deduction for liabilities
      • Notifying the COLP and COFA to the SRA
    • February 2013
      • COLP Forum - February 2013
    • December 2012
      • UK residential property (worth £2M or more) owned by non natural persons
    • 2012
    • November 2012
      • COLP Forum - September 2012
      • Senior Associate Fiona Poole shares her views on various government consultations in the Solicitor's Journal
    • July 2012
      • The role of the deputy COLP
      • File reviews - are they really necessary?
      • Summary of Responses to the Proposed Statutory Definition of Tax Residence
      • COLP Forum - May 2012
    • June 2012
      • A New Safe Harbour for Non-UK Domiciliaries
    • May 2012
      • Domestic worker visas
      • Treading unfamiliar ground
    • April 2012
      • Nominate your COLP and COFA by 31 July 2012
    • March 2012
      • Investor Visa Update
      • Budget 2012
      • Charities for the relief of poverty and public benefit
    • February 2012
      • COLP Forum - January 2012
      • Tiffin v Lester Aldridge LLP - members and employment status
    • January 2012
      • The real legacy of Gaines-Cooper
      • Law firms need to practise good governance and not just preach about it to clients
    • August 2011
      • Summary of Proposed Statutory Definition of Tax Residence
    • 2011
    • May 2011
      • Giving and the Big Society
    • April 2011
      • Professional Pensions Ruling Bolsters Employers
    • March 2011
      • Budget 2011 - Encouraging investment in the UK and philanthropy
      • Fast-track to settlement - the Government's changes to Investor and Entrepreneur visas
    • February 2011
      • In the matter of the Bonas Group Pension Scheme [2011] UKUT (FS)
    • November 2010
      • Inheritance tax and partnerships
    • 2010
    • June 2010
      • The Emergency Budget
    • May 2010
      • The new "fit and proper persons" test
      • The future for tax under the new coalition Government
    • January 2010
      • Maurice Turnor Gardner a beacon of hope for women seeking equality when it comes to partnership prospects
      • Capital Gains Tax and Partnerships
    • December 2009
      • PBR 2009 - Who pays?
      • Challenging a will - "It's going to be fun to watch and see how long the meek can keep the earth after they inherit it" (William Hazlitt)
    • 2009
    • October 2009
      • 1 October changes to LLPs
    • September 2009
      • The path to British citizenship: Changes following the introduction of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009
    • June 2009
      • Limited Partnerships Reform
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