English - Judge | May 31, 1978 -
I know a bit about taxation and the remarkable effort that goes in to avoiding it.
Robert Rinder
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If something looks like a tax avoidance scheme, then that's probably what it is - and there's lots of clever people working day and night to close them down.
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There's something fundamentally grubby about the rich paying people to seek out cracks in the system to hide their money.
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No sane person enjoys paying tax... money, after all, is a very nice thing to have. But it's the price we all pay for so many vital things in this country - and those of us lucky enough to have a bit more should be proud to be paying a little bit more as well.
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Before starting a building project, it is wise to discuss your plans in full with the neighbours.
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The family court is extremely child focussed. Its overriding objective is to do what is in a child's best interests.
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It is extremely hard to bring a claim for compensation against the police or the Crown Prosecution Service, even when a person has been charged with an offence and later cleared.
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If every person charged with a crime was allowed to claim money from the authorities when their case was dropped, our police would end up spending all their time defending claims for compensation.
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Discounting the ineffably repetitive homophobic barbs that I receive most days, Twitter trolls' most common gripe against me appears to be that I am 'posh.' Contrary to their unshakeable view, I was not born into the upstairs world.
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My father is a taxi driver, and my mother ran a small business. I hadn't even met a barrister before I got my first shot at the legal profession. But back then, I was lucky enough to be given a break - I can't help but wonder if I would be so lucky today.
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Let's start spreading work experience and opportunities a little wider so that the photographers, writers, and TV producers of tomorrow are drawn from a broader section of society.
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Acting, when it is good, can be transformative.
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