Peter Vaines shares his views on Phillip Hammond’s first & last spring budget
Peter Vaines reports on the latest news from the world of tax
Peter Vaines discusses taxation of non-doms after April 2017
Peter Vaines delves into some most interesting tax issues
Peter Vaines wonders what all the fuss is over the Panama Papers & reports on other recent developments in the world of tax
Peter Vaines discusses a rare taxpayer victory over residence
Peter Vaines returns with the latest news from the world of tax
Peter Vaines explores the ins and outs of non-residents capital gains tax
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Freeths—Ruth Clare
National real estate team bolstered by partner hire in Manchester
Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon
Partner appointed head of family team
mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison
Firm strengthens agriculture and rural affairs team with partner return
NEWS
Conveyancing lawyers have enjoyed a rapid win after campaigning against UK Finance’s decision to charge for access to the Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a recruitment drive for talented early career and more senior barristers and solicitors
Regulators differed in the clarity and consistency of their post-Mazur advice and guidance, according to an interim report by the Legal Services Board (LSB)
The dangers of uncritical artificial intelligence (AI) use in legal practice are no longer hypothetical. In this week's NLJ, Dr Charanjit Singh of Holborn Chambers examines cases where lawyers relied on ‘hallucinated’ citations — entirely fictitious authorities generated by AI tools
The Solicitors Act 1974 may still underpin legal regulation, but its age is increasingly showing. Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Morrison-Hughes of the Association of Costs Lawyers argues that the Act is ‘out of step with modern consumer law’ and actively deters fairness
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