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Court of Appeal Uses Real World Valuation Principles

Posted13 April 2018

An empty office block in Blackpool was given a rateable value (RV) of £490,000 by the local valuation officer, who made the valuation based on the expected rent for which...

Reliance on Accountant Shows Reasonable Care

Posted12 April 2018

If you rely on your accountant’s advice regarding a tax issue, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will now regard you as having taken ‘reasonable care’ to get things right and...

Seeking to Waive Dividends?

Posted11 April 2018

For a person who has no need of the income from a family company, a dividend waiver, which allows other shareholders to receive dividends but not the person who has...

Premature Contract Signature Proves Expensive

Posted9 April 2018

Signing a contract before you are sure you are willing to complete it can be a huge mistake: judges do not flinch from enforcing valid contracts, as a recent case...

Perceived Disability Discrimination

Posted9 April 2018

Under the Equality Act 2010, direct discrimination occurs when the reason for a person being treated less favourably than another is one of the protected characteristics covered by the Act....

Direct Contact With Both Parents Best Promotes Child Welfare

Posted6 April 2018

Family judges know that children normally do best when they have direct contact with both parents. The Court of Appeal underlined that point in a case concerning five ultra-Orthodox Jewish...