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Best Practice | news 12 Jan 18
Scots ignorant of international privilege
Unmarried Scots, even those who have lived abroad for long periods, have a right to raise a claim to a partner’s estate in the event of separation.
Best Practice | news 12 Jan 18
All DB pension transfer firms face FCA grilling
The Financial Conduct Authority will collect data from every UK firm that advises on defined benefit (DB) pension transfers, as part of a probe into practices across the market.
Trustee sought for $1.2bn Ponzi scheme
A federal judge has been urged by the US Securities and Exchange Commission to appoint a trustee to manage a bankrupt property developer accused of being a Ponzi scheme.
Best Practice | news 12 Jan 18
Expat Britons in Europe warned of ‘legal limbo’
Securing rights in EU countries ahead of Brexit in 2019 should be straightforward for Brits, but the reality is anything but, a study has found.
Paradise Papers and Brexit to ‘batter’ UK taxman
HM Revenue & Customs must urgently set out a coherent plan and demonstrate it is fit for the future as it struggles to cope with its ever-growing workload and limited resources, the UK’s public accounts committee said.