Private Client

• Son Entitled to Shares Under Oral Agreement

  • Posted18 February 2025

  When entering into business relationships, it is always sensible to record any agreements in writing to minimise the risk of later disputes. The point was demonstrated in a recent case...

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• HMRC Estimate 1.1 Million Taxpayers Missed Self-Assessment Deadline

  • Posted12 February 2025

  HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have announced that more than 11.5 million taxpayers filed self-assessment tax returns for the 2023/24 tax year by the deadline of 31 January 2025. ...

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• Use of Late Wife’s Embryo in Surrogacy Treatment Lawful

  • Posted5 February 2025

  The High Court has granted a man’s application for a declaration that it was lawful for him to use an embryo created using his sperm and his late wife’s eggs...

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• High Court Upholds Injunction in Property Wall Case

  • Posted3 February 2025

  The courts can assist homeowners whose properties are at risk of damage because of activities on nearby land. Recently, the High Court upheld an injunction requiring the operators of a...

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• Placement in England in Woman’s Best Interests, Court Rules

  • Posted31 January 2025

  In a decision it described as ‘finely balanced’, the Court of Protection recently ruled on whether it was in a woman’s best interests to remain in her current placement in...

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• Lack of Funds Not Reasonable Excuse for Late Payment of Tax

  • Posted28 January 2025

  The First-tier Tribunal (FTT) has found that a man who delayed payment of tax because he was waiting to receive the proceeds of a share sale did not have a...

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