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    Divorce - Details of a good lawyer

    thanks for responses, all very useful. Well I want to setup my own business in the future so when i start I wont even be contracting so I dont want to be locked into an arrangement to pay 15% and then my immediate salary falls to nothing and im still paying the same amount. Also I like to...
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    Divorce - Details of a good lawyer

    one daughter (4), so not so straightforward as need to determine 15% of my net and what happens when im benched or take a holiday etc as the ex wants a consistent income which for a contractor is difficult.
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    Divorce - Details of a good lawyer

    thanks :laugh well she gets legal aid so no issue and doesnt pay for mediation - i pay full wack however! I just want to be fair but if she throws a curve ball I want to have options... in the end she is looking for me to pay a fixed sum per month and if im benched that isnt going to work so...
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    Divorce - Details of a good lawyer

    Hello all, can someone let me know a good legal contact for a London based contractor? The one i was going to go with threw himself under a train so need to search anew. Just looking to know my rights as going through mediation. Thanks
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    Working in Canary Wharf

    6M contract? banking? Get a 6M rental let (short term) some agencies do it. Many places around and would be cheaper than a hotel!
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    Change of Agent - Trying to chang OptIn/Out status

    but does this impact me in any material way? Such as IR35 or conduct at work etc etc? Tried to read up on it but unable to find any major issue.
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    Change of Agent - Trying to chang OptIn/Out status

    this is interesting as I had the same choice, spoke to the agent and they said most contractors opted out. AFAIK its not such a big issue. Is there something I should know which wasnt made clear to me by the agent?
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    New look at City bonuses

    WHS would be good to check recent investment banking profit numbers..
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    Ltd Company - Paying pension conts for my employee/wife

    is there any point in paying your wife more, why not just give her dividends?
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    New look at City bonuses

    haha :yay:
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    New look at City bonuses

    directors have a fiduciary duty to shareholders. They do not pay bonuses to stitch up shareholders, they pay them because if they do not they will lose talent and profit to competitors. Traders are entrepreneurs who will take their business with them if they leave. If you do not pay them a...
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    Ltd Company - Paying pension conts for my employee/wife

    a wifes value added services, definitely premium markup expected :happy
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    New look at City bonuses

    as above. People complain about bonuses but dont understand the mechanics behind them. Once a bank tax is implemented and better controls in some areas like OTC are added will these people ever complain about their beloved footballers? How many clubs are on the verge of administration but still...
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    IR35 Reloaded

    recall there being a line about it being revenue neutral?

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