The so-called "slayer rule" in California is likely to play a role in the inheritance left to the family of slain director ...

All states have some form of a slayer rule that prevents killers from inheriting from their victims. While the rules differ slightly from state to state, they always bar murderers from profiting from ...

In an in-depth analysis by Dimitris Anastasopoulos, an Athens-based lawyer accredited at the Supreme Court of Greece (LL.M.), ...

As living space becomes scarce and prices soar, calls for government intervention grow louder. But which measures truly make a difference? Seven examples from Basel to Singapore.

In the wake of the Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor furore, the timing feels prescient: a three-part documentary series on royalty, What’s the Monarchy For? These days, about half of Britain’s population is ...

Public school districts have a responsibility to educate students, safeguard taxpayer money, and provide families with opportunities for success. However, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) has become a ...

The Cabinet has given the green light to the innovative modernisation provisions of the “Floridis Bill” concerning inheritance law, 80 years after their first implementation. On Tuesday, the political ...

Switzerland on Sunday, November 30, clearly rejected a proposed 50% tax on inherited fortunes of 50 million Swiss francs ($62 million) or more, public broadcaster SRF said in a first results estimate, ...

ZURICH, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Switzerland on Sunday overwhelmingly rejected a proposed 50% tax on inherited fortunes of 50 million Swiss francs ($62 million) or more, with 78% of votes against the plan, ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Swiss voters on Sunday overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to impose a 50 per cent inheritance levy on the super ...