Procedural Unfairness Stops Council Care Action
February 26, 2019 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsWhen the mother of a teenage daughter who had been taken into care in 2016 with her agreement had another... Read More
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Bank Fined for Failure to Distribute Assets to Beneficiaries
February 21, 2019 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsRecently, Santander was fined more than £30 million for failing to distribute more than £180 million held in deceased customers’... Read More
Ignorance Not a Reasonable Excuse for Tax Disclosure Failure
February 20, 2019 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsWhen an 18-year-old woman bought a derelict end terrace property in London in 2006 and sold it to developers the... Read More
Court Visit Required to Give Clarity to Will
February 18, 2019 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsMany wills contain clauses which alter the distribution of assets in the event of changing circumstances, such as the death... Read More
Fraud Victim Sacrificed His Home by Delay in Seeking Legal Advice
February 15, 2019 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsIf you have a legitimate legal complaint, any delay in consulting a solicitor is highly likely to benefit the wrongdoer.... Read More
UK Fairness Test Mitigates Italian Pre-Nuptial Agreement
February 12, 2019 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsThe law relating to the division of family assets on divorce varies widely across the world and the UK is... Read More
What is Child Maintenance?
February 11, 2019 12:45 pm Leave your thoughtsBy Natasha Rowe – Solicitor Child Maintenance is financial support paid towards your child’s everyday living costs when you have... Read More
What is the Tax Status of Compensation for Financial Product Mis-Selling?
February 7, 2019 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsIs compensation paid to individuals whose businesses have failed due to mis-selling of financial products subject to Income Tax? In... Read More
Children and the breakdown of your relationship
February 4, 2019 11:15 am Leave your thoughtsIt is always important to consider the effect of divorce and separation on any children you may have. Even though... Read More
Transfer of Pension Fund Does Not Escape IHT Charge
February 4, 2019 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsInheritance Tax (IHT) is not only payable on the value of the estate of a deceased person, but can also... Read More
WHAT IS A FENSA CERTIFICATE AND WHEN DO I NEED ONE?
February 1, 2019 12:30 pm Leave your thoughtsFENSA stands for the Fenestration Self-Assessment Scheme. This Scheme allows window installers to certify that the windows they install comply... Read More
Hedge Cutting Proves Costly
February 1, 2019 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsYou might think that where the boundaries of property lie should be clear, but boundary disputes are a fruitful source... Read More
