In brief
Offshore trusts are opaque and unfamiliar to many practitioners but they need not be impenetrable, says Peter McMaster
Legislation is needed to encourage the growth of credit unions, says Dr Nicholas Ryder
Two recent cases clarify when communications are properly without prejudice, says Joanna Ludlam
News
Disclosure of confidential banking data based on suspicion of fraud will have a detrimental effect on the finance industry, says Sam Nafissi
Treasury officials say they will include a more workable definition of “beneficial ownership” in the draft money laundering regulations, following a sustained lobbying campaign by the Law Society.
Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team
Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees
Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes