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Court Rejects Claim for Share When Couple Break Up

Posted18 March 2014

When a couple break up, the division of the assets they own is often problematic, whether they are married or not. In a recent case, the Court of Appeal...

Unfair Dismissal Claims – The Role of the Tribunal

Posted18 March 2014

In Harding v Cancer Research UK Limited, a former charity worker has failed in his long-running unfair dismissal claim after the Court of Appeal ruled that his case was based...

Rush to Court Proves Costly for Restaurateurs

Posted14 March 2014

Rushing into litigation with insufficient preparation and without taking advice can have unfortunate consequences. This simple fact was demonstrated when the owners of a restaurant, who claimed that their business...

Buying a Self-Build Home – Beware of Insurance Snags

Posted13 March 2014

A couple who bought a newly-built home for more than £770,000 – only to discover that the construction guarantee that came with it was not worth the paper it was...

Private Residence ‘Deemed Residence Period’ Reduced

Posted12 March 2014

The UK tax system has traditionally exempted any profit on the sale of a person’s principal private residence (PPR) from Capital Gains Tax (CGT). The exemption applies to make any...

Compulsory Online Filing Unlawful, Rules Tribunal

Posted12 March 2014

Anyone who files a VAT return will know that for some time HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have insisted that these are filed online. This presents particular challenges for...