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Setting up trusts is entirely legal, and there are some good reasons for it to continue to be so. Tax evasion is not one of those reasons, though.
But, having had long dealings with our good friends at HMRC, I can agree that even with expert tax advice, some of the regulations are extremely Byzantime and often irrational.
In this case, Rayner's sacking had nothing to do with criminal intent, but more to do with Starmer's fear of the fascist press (which he should have done a Leveson on as soon as Labour got into office).