The statistic is revealed in the 'Wealth Report 2013', sponsored by Global Legal Post in association with Boodle Hatfield. Nearly half of lawyers (44 per cent) are advising on the possibility of moving assets in response to new rules in the respondents' jurisdictions. Italy, the UK and Switzerland are among the many countries which have been updating their laws recently or taking a tougher approach on enforcement.
'In the UK and worldwide, there have been huge changes to tax legislation over recent years' says Katie Hawksley of Boodle Hatfield.
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