C Hoare & Co chief executive steps down

CityWire: C Hoare & Co’s Jeremy Marshall has stepped down as chief executive of the private bank and will be replaced by deputy chief executive David Green.

Full story: http://citywire.co.uk/wealth-manager/news/c-hoare-and-co-chief-executive-steps-down/a912132

Harry Potter star bought £3m home via tax haven

The Times: Emma Watson used an offshore company in a Caribbean tax haven to buy a £2.8 million home in London, the Panama papers reveal.

Full story: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/harry-potter-star-bought-3m-home-via-tax-haven-jjqw0fr56

Non-dom's children quarrel over division of Liechtenstein trust's assets

STEP: The son of the late David Hamilton has sued his sister in an unsuccessful attempt to establish his right to a half share of the assets placed in a Liechtenstein foundation by their father.

Full story: http://www.step.org/news/non-doms-children-quarrel-over-division-liechtenstein-trusts-assets

HMRC Trusts and Estates newsletter: April 2016

Full story: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-revenue-and-customs-trusts-and-estates-newsletters/hmrc-trusts-and-estates-newsletter-april-2016

Irwin Mitchell partners with building society to offer probate service

Law Society Gazette: Members of Leeds Building Society will have round-the-clock access to legal advice on probate and estate administration under a partnership announced today between the society and national firm Irwin Mitchell.

Full story: http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/practice/irwin-mitchell-partners-with-building-society-to-offer-probate-service/5055096.article

Withers launches tax practice in key Middle East hub with hire of EY private client chief

Legal Business: Withers continues its international expansion with a deal to launch a practice in Dubai with the hire of EY’s Middle East and North Africa (MENA) private client chief Stijn Janssen.

Full story: http://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/index.php/lb-blog-view/6175-withers-launches-tax-practice-in-key-middle-east-hub-with-hire-of-ey-private-client-chief

Tax avoidance investigations netted £494 million for Treasury in 2015

Business Reporter: Probes by HMRC into tax avoidance schemes raked in an additional £494million in income tax for Treasury coffers last year, figures from law firm Pinsent Masons show.

Full story: http://business-reporter.co.uk/2016/05/03/tax-avoidance-investigations-netted-494-million-treasury-2015/

Surrey suburbs of Esher and Walton home to UK’s highest taxpayers

CCH Daily: The leafy Surrey suburbs of Esher and Walton are home to the highest taxpayers in the country, according to research by UHY Hacker Young, which showed that nearly nine in ten top paying UK-based taxpayers live in the leafy ‘stockbroker belt’ around London.

Full story: https://www.cchdaily.co.uk/surrey-suburbs-esher-and-walton-home-uks-highest-taxpayers