The cost of buying property will be highly dependent on the destination, but nonetheless you should budget for the usual additional expenses involved, including legal fees, taxes and insurance.

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He is believed to have been in serious financial difficulties after running up huge legal fees in recent years, including what was reportedly Britain's biggest-ever divorce settlement and a losing lawsuit against a former friend and ally, Chelsea football club owner Roman Abramovich.

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In the dull business of looking after money, the banks offer private-banking clients similar, predictable packages, including tax and legal advice, asset management, discounts on certain fees and so forth.

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On top of all that, we taxpayers, including those impacted regulatory victims, are put on the hook for legal fees of both colluding parties.

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There could easily be non-legal reasons not to pursue a recoupment of fees paid to Armstrong, including a desire to stay out of the public eye.

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