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Best Practice | 8 Jan 18
Appleby defeat will mark ‘open season’ on offshore tax planning
The flood gates will open for so-called ‘hacktivists’ to attack the offshore industry if the law firm at the heart of the Paradise Papers loses its legal case against two UK publications, according to a leading lawyer.
Appleby family law head exits to found own firm
The head of family law at Appleby, the firm at the centre of the Paradise Papers, has left the business and set up her own firm in Jersey.
EU pledges action on ‘Paradise’ tax avoiders
Pressure on the EU to act on offshore tax havens increased this morning after MEPs queued up to severely criticise wealthy tax avoiders and their advisers.
Paradise Papers: expect regulation despite little wrongdoing
While the Paradise Papers reveal little in the way of wrongdoing, they will likely stoke political appetites for increasing regulatory scrutiny of the wealth management industry, says an analyst from research firm GlobalData.
What is the problem with offshore investments?
Another day, another major leak of sensitive data that reveals even the British Queen has her fingers in some offshore-pies. But with everything legal and above board, are we at risk of sensationalising something that is pretty average?