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When a divorcing husband and wife ran up legal costs of more than £150,000 disputing the division of family assets amounting to little more than £200,000, the judge hearing the...
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Under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts Regulations 2013, the regime covering the late payment of commercial debts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland has been changed from 16 March...
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Under the law of adverse possession (‘squatter’s rights’), the legal ownership of land may be able to be claimed if it is occupied for a long period of time without...
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Members of a prominent family who borrowed more than £50 million on the security of a high-end portfolio of London properties have failed to convince the High Court that they...
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When a Dutch man invested $1,400,000 (half from the sale of his house in the Netherlands and half borrowed) in a bundle of life assurance policies, he did not anticipate...
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Although expenditure which has a ‘mixed’ private and business element is not strictly an allowable deduction against profits for Income Tax (IT) purposes, in practice HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)...
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