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Tods Murray bulks up in private client with Edinburgh boutique merger

Scots firm Tods Murray and Edinburgh boutique Fyfe Ireland are to merge, creating a combined practice to be known as Tods Murray LLP. Fyfe partners Greig Honeyman and Drew Taylor will take eight lawyers and six support staff to Tods Murray's Edinbu...

24 Jan 2012 | 12:38

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inner image Rising capital - the evolution of China's private client legal market

At Legal Week’s Private Client Forum Asia earlier this year, KhattarWong’s Gurbachan Singh and Baker & McKenzie’s Michael Olesnicky discussed the evolution of the private client legal market in China

08 Dec 2011 | 00:00 | secure

inner image Building for the future - the virtues of FLPs

Taylor Wessing’s Andrew Goodman extols the virtues of family limited partnerships as part of an adviser’s toolkit for protecting a wealthy family’s trust

08 Dec 2011 | 00:00 | secure

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Play it safe - the 10 golden rules for wealth advisers

Georgina Stanley summarises the 10 golden rules for wealth advisers, as identified by delegates at Legal Week’s recent Private Client Forum

08 Dec 2011 | 00:00 | secure

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The virtues of FLPs, how unrest in the Middle East has prompted a role for lawyers, succession planning and the evolution of private client work in China

08 Dec 2011 | 00:00 | secure

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The political pay cheque - unrest in the Middle East creates more roles for lawyers

Unrest in the Middle East has prompted a prominent 
role for lawyers as scrutiny grows over the assets of the 
region’s key political players, as Bakers’ Paul Stibbard reports

08 Dec 2011 | 00:00 | secure

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Private Client/Family Team of the Year: Berkeley Law

Berkeley Law is a Mayfair-based boutique private client law firm that was founded in May 2010 by four partners – Nick Rucker, Alex Ruffel, Glenn Hurstfield and Tim Thornton Jones – and a team of solicitors from Lawrence Graham. Its goal was to ...

08 Dec 2011 | 00:00 | secure

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Down the ages - making sure future generation benefit from family wealth

Having a plan is vital if you want future generations to benefit from your wealth, says BLP’s Rupert Ticehurst

08 Dec 2011 | 00:00 | secure

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Supreme Court backs judicial discretion on settlements for cohabiting couples

The Supreme Court has backed the court’s rights to decide a ‘fair’ split of assets for separating cohabiting couples in a ruling with widespread implications for family law. The judgment handed down today (9 November) in the long-awaited case Ke...

09 Nov 2011 | 15:41 | secure

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Breaking away - the rapidly globalising trusts market

Having invented the trust, England has seen its influence over wealth planning wane as thrusting offshore centres have developed their models. JDG Chambers asks how long English law can remain relevant in a rapidly globalising market

14 Jul 2011 | 00:00 | secure

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The price of love - will London remain the 'divorce capital of the world'?

A string of key rulings have kept high-net divorces in the headlines. Helen Mooney charts the changing law and 
asks if London will remain the ‘divorce capital of the world’

14 Jul 2011 | 00:00 | secure

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The butterfly effect - is Middle East unrest bad for business?

Is Middle East unrest bad for business? This is a key question international law firms are asking themselves. But the answer is not what you might expect, particularly in the private client sector, says Mustafa Hussain

14 Jul 2011 | 00:00 | secure

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Contractual love - prenup law developments

In the wake of the Radmacher ruling, interest in prenuptial agreements has soared. LG’s Catharine Bell 
reports on how the law may develop and finds strong support from the high-net community for reform

14 Jul 2011 | 00:00 | secure

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A wealth of choice - settlors should consider wisely to avoid issues

With a multitude of offshore jurisdictions to choose from, Mourant Ozannes’ Robert Shepherd and Matthew Guthrie urge settlors to consider wisely to avoid issues later

14 Jul 2011 | 00:00 | secure

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Mishcons launches first UK prenup cover

Mishcon de Reya has launched what is thought to be the first insurance policy in the UK to provide cover for legal costs in divorce proceedings should one party challenge a previously agreed prenuptial agreement. The law firm has teamed up with leg...

14 Jul 2011 | 00:00 | secure

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