Lordship of the Manor Almost Scuppers Residential Development
May 14, 2020 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsLordships of the manor, whilst sounding grand, are often viewed as arcane titles with little real significance in terms of... Read More
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WARNING TO RESIDENTIAL LANDLORDS
May 12, 2020 10:11 am Leave your thoughtsBy Sharon Stevenson Residential Conveyancer Have you checked your energy performance rating for your rental properties lately? As from the... Read More
Children Born Out of Wedlock Receive Shares of £1.29 Million Trust Fund
May 11, 2020 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsFew people nowadays care whether a child is born within wedlock, but the law is in some respects behind the... Read More
Validity of Marriage – Court of Appeal Takes Rigorous Approach
May 7, 2020 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsThe full rigour of formalities that must be gone through in order to solemnise a marriage have been upheld in... Read More
Professional Gambler Fends Off £290,000 Income Tax Demand
May 5, 2020 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsHM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are always on the lookout for unexplained cash earnings which have not been declared for... Read More
In Dispute With a Neighbour? Legal Advice Can Help Draw the Sting
May 1, 2020 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsDisputes with neighbours have a way of getting horribly out of hand, but legal advice taken at an early stage... Read More
Why It Pays To Be Reasonable.
April 30, 2020 11:13 am Leave your thoughtsBy Carla Jones Solicitor Director A recent Court of Appeal case has highlighted how unreasonable behaviour can land a... Read More
Couple Pay for Pursuing 'Speculative' Professional Negligence Claim
April 29, 2020 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsThose who engage in speculative litigation on the basis of weak evidence can expect to be hit hard in the... Read More
It Always Makes Good Sense to Appoint a Professional Executor
April 23, 2020 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsMost people would consider it an honour to be chosen as executor of a friend’s or relative’s will. However, as... Read More
Gender-Neutral Sharing of Assets on Divorce is Not Always That Simple
April 20, 2020 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsA gender-neutral and non-discriminatory approach to divorce generally requires an equal division of marital assets – but it is not... Read More
Upheaval in the Property Market
April 17, 2020 11:49 am Leave your thoughtsBy Heather Scobie LICENSED CONVEYANCER & ASSOCIATE Nobody will have failed to notice the widespread disruption and misery the outbreak... Read More
Inheritance Tax Mitigation Scheme Ends in Abject Failure
April 17, 2020 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsIf offered the opportunity to shelter their homes against future Inheritance Tax (IHT) liabilities whilst retaining the right to live... Read More
