by johnireland | The Book Shelf
Family Wealth: Keeping It in the Family by James E. Hughes Jr — the classic on why families lose money across generations, and what actually prevents it. Shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations is a pattern, not a superstition. Hughes argues the cause is...
by johnireland | Articles
Most books written for business owners are about growth. This one is about what happens after growth — and it is the only book on this shelf that is genuinely about the same problem we deal with every day. James E. Hughes Jr, an American estate lawyer of the old...
by johnireland | Articles
Two High Court decisions handed down within a few months of each other have sent a clear signal to anyone thinking about challenging a Will: if you wait too long, the court may refuse to hear you at all, however strong your case might once have been. The lead...
by johnireland | Articles
The Autumn Budget lands on 28 October 2026. In the run-up to any Budget, we see the same pattern among business owners and property investors — a flurry of calls asking whether they should restructure everything now, before the Chancellor stands up. Almost always, the...
by johnireland | Articles
If a member of staff turned up to work having drunk two glasses of wine, you would probably have a quiet word. If they turned up on five hours’ sleep for the third night running, you would probably say nothing at all — and yet the research on sleep deprivation...
