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Late Payment of Tax – There Is Such a Thing as a Reasonable Excuse

Posted24 January 2022

Those who pay their taxes late can expect punishment – but there is such a thing as a reasonable excuse. In one case, a man who failed to notify the...

Is Data Centre 'White Space' Subject to Business Rates? Question Answered

Posted21 January 2022

In order to be subject to non-domestic rates, a commercial space must be capable of beneficial occupation for the purpose for which it is intended. In a guideline case, a...

Facing a Bank's Formal Demand for Payment? You Are Not Powerless

Posted21 January 2022

When faced with a bank’s formal demand for payment, individual debtors can feel that there is little they can do but comply. However, as a High Court ruling showed, with...

Contract Adjudications – One Dispute or More? High Court Gives Guidance

Posted18 January 2022

It is established law that contract adjudicators do not have authority to consider more than one dispute at a time. However, as a High Court ruling made plain, there is...

Ambiguous Wills – Court of Appeal Gives Effect to Deceased's Intentions

Posted18 January 2022

Where words used in a will are ambiguous, judges will strive to interpret them in a way that gives effect to the deceased’s intentions. An instructive Court of Appeal decision...

Can the COVID-19 Crisis Justify Reopening Financial Orders in Divorce?

Posted13 January 2022

Can the economic havoc wreaked by the COVID-19 pandemic justify the re-drawing of final financial orders made following a divorce? The High Court has ruled in a guideline case that...