High Court Acts to Rescue Company After Sole Shareholder's Death
July 27, 2020 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsIf you are an entrepreneur and own your own company, that is all the more reason why you should take... Read More
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Court Permits Wife Who Unlawfully Killed Her Husband to Inherit His Assets
July 22, 2020 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsFew would quarrel with the long-standing rule of law that anyone who unlawfully kills another is barred from benefiting, financially... Read More
Children's Wishes and Feelings Prevail in Bitter Paternity Dispute
July 17, 2020 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsIn the throes of family breakdown, parents often focus on their own personal battles – but it is the best... Read More
Will Preparation during The Lockdown
July 15, 2020 10:54 am Leave your thoughtsBy Sandra Moores Private Client Manager It has been reported during the lockdown that instructions for Wills and Powers of... Read More
Trusts Are Handy But Can Be Hazardous – Always Take Advice
July 14, 2020 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsTrusts can be an invaluable means of providing for vulnerable loved ones, but they need careful handling by a professional... Read More
SDLT Relief Takes Immediate Effect in England and Northern Ireland
July 10, 2020 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsA temporary Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) relief measure has taken immediate effect in England and Northern Ireland after being... Read More
Parking Fine Imposed on Private Landowner Triggers High Court Test Case
July 9, 2020 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsA fine imposed on a householder for parking her Land Rover on her own land put the conflict between private... Read More
Estate Rent Charges – The Current Issues
July 7, 2020 9:53 am Leave your thoughtsBy Maxine Heal RESIDENTIAL CONVEYANCER The Rent Charges Act 1977 provided that all existing rent charges are to be extinguished... Read More
High Court Annuls Overseas Marriage After Ruling 'Wife' a Bigamist
July 6, 2020 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsIn order to be divorced you obviously have to be validly married, and bigamy remains a surprisingly common occurrence. In... Read More
Disinherited Daughter's Bid for a Share of Her Father's Estate Rejected
July 3, 2020 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsIf someone upon whom you depend financially dies leaving you nothing in his or her will, judges have the power... Read More
COVID-19 Crisis – Judge Rules Derogation From Human Rights 'Essential'
June 30, 2020 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsThe COVID-19 pandemic represents a public emergency which is threatening the life of the nation. A High Court judge wrote... Read More
Are Parents Obliged to Control Unruly Children? High Court Test Case
June 25, 2020 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsTo say that parents bear a moral responsibility to ensure that their children behave themselves in public is uncontroversial –... Read More
