April 11th 2017
As a French trained tax lawyer, and national, I have
been trained to be sceptical about whether a tax provision is
constitutionally valid or not. I am known for being sceptical
as to whether the régime defined in article 14 of the...
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April 11th 2017
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March 6th 2017
The Usufruit and the quasi-usufruit in wealth management are
less than well advertised as a simple and straightforward solution
to the intergenerational succession to offshore portfolios. For
example, this is of interest to Grandparents later in...
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January 12th 2017
Tax is as usual a constitutional matter, and any perceived
injustice or breach of the taxpayer's fundamental rights has always
been a source of revolution - our Civil Wars being no exception-
and of a nature to engender assertions of...
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December 7th 2016
Waging against a sea of troubles might not be as difficult as it
might seem.
This is addressed to those who are likely to be affected by the
change in fiscal domicile status to which they will be subject in
April 2017. They will become subject to...
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November 3rd 2016
The English High Court's judgment in the article 50 litigation
was read out and handed down this morning. If your can't get it on
the Judicial website; a pdf can be found here.
Be very careful on the use of the term "common ground" in...
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October 22nd 2016
It had to happen. My disgust at French political intrigue has
lead to a possibly unacceptable dosage of spirit, but kindly excuse
the end, which justifes the means.
So, what has happened? The French Trust Register has been
declared...
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October 21st 2016
The question arises that if you are notifying a decision, it
normally has to be evidenced to have been taken as one, in some
shape or form.
Unless of course the referendal result was a "decision" at
Constitutional law capable of being notified?...
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