Q3, 2022
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The Agenda
6 EDITOR’S LETTER
By Edwin Smith
7 READERS’ LETTERS
Our readers share their views
8 THE HEDGEHOG
News from around the HNW universe, including eyebrow-raising royal tales
10 SHOT BEFORE DAWN
Photos from the launch of the Spear’s Wealth Management Index at Tasaki’s flagship store on New Bond Street
12 DIARY
With artist Tavares Strachan
14 PHILANTHROPY
Valerie Rockefeller on her quest for social justice and meaningful reform
16 BOOKS
A review of Money Men, Dan McCrum’s account of how he exposed the Wirecard scandal – plus four more titles
18 LIQUID LUNCH
Torsten Müller-Ötvös on a bold last venture as CEO of Rolls-Royce cars
20 MATTHEW GOODWIN
Populism is wounded but not finished, so what next for this global phenomenon?
21 ANNAMARIA KOERLING
The era of globalisation is over – domestic and regional trade are taking over
22 ROBERT AMSTERDAM
In the second half of 2022 the Chinese Communist Party – and the country’s citizenry – face some tough choices
The Briefing Family law
26 OUR SURVEY SAID... The Spear’s Family Law Survey 2022
reflects a changing profession
30 A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
Inside the litigation funding industry
32 A WORLD APART
Japan’s unique custody laws
34 FLIGHT PLANS
Why ‘birdnesting’ is catching on among divorcing couples with children
35 COUNTING THE COST
A fresh twist on billable hours
36 BEASTLY DILEMMAS
The growing trend of ‘petnups’
37 HOLDING OUT FOR A ZERO
The UK’s five biggest settlements
