Consumer protection on holiday

When the wheel comes off a free-style holiday When the sun shines at home, our thoughts often turn to holidays abroad. And when it’s so easy to book online, the attraction is to create a trip that’s unique. Certainly, the choice is huge, with Airbnb alone reporting...

The devilish detail on inheritance tax

When Chancellor George Osborne announced significant changes to inheritance tax (IHT) in last summer’s Budget speech, the move had been much anticipated. But rather than simply raising the tax-free threshold for everyone, he announced a new allowance specifically for...

How companies get caught in the slave trade

The recent conviction of a UK business owner for a human trafficking offence has been a wakeup call to big businesses to carefully monitor their supply chain, if they are to avoid being connected to slave labour unwittingly. But with the requirements of the Modern...

Panama Papers fall-out will impact every business

Media reporting on the so-called Panama Papers has focused on the tax affairs of wealthy individuals and international organisations, but the hacking of client files at Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca has implications for every business. The largest leak in...

Rising costs of divorce encourage couples to ‘nest’ together

Splitting couples are facing a further rise in the cost of divorce with a big increase in court fees, and many are facing up to the challenge of asset-sharing and high property prices by turning to novel solutions to deal with the change. One of the new approaches to...