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High Court Backs Rectification of Potentially Disastrous Trust Creation

Posted15 July 2016

Few businesses have the emotional ties that characterise a family farming business and it is no wonder therefore that families often take considerable steps to prevent a family farm from...

Succession, Retirement and Profitability Key Business Issues

Posted14 July 2016

Whilst remaining profitable is the top concern for family business owners, recent research published by Close Brothers Asset Management shows that four out of the top ten worries of those...

Employer’s Refusal to Extend PHI Not Age Discrimination

Posted13 July 2016

In a case which emphasises the importance of clarity of language when providing information on employees’ contractual entitlement to Permanent Health Insurance (PHI) benefits, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has...

Rushing Into Property Purchase Proves Costly

Posted12 July 2016

People often complain about the length of time it takes to complete property deals. However, one Court of Appeal case, in which a contract for sale was signed on the...

Glee as IP Court Rules in Favour of Club Owner

Posted11 July 2016

Large international corporations are well known for flexing their financial muscles and attempting to browbeat smaller companies into submission when they are in dispute. Such seemed to be the...

Divorce Settlements Are Not Always Set in Stone

Posted8 July 2016

Divorce settlements are designed to provide certainty and finality so that people can get on with the rest of their lives. However, an important Court of Appeal decision has underlined...