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• Late Payment of Tax – There Is Such a Thing as a Reasonable Excuse

  • Posted24 January 2022

  Those who pay their taxes late can expect punishment – but there is such a thing as a reasonable excuse. In one case, a man who failed to notify the...

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• Facing a Bank's Formal Demand for Payment? You Are Not Powerless

  • Posted21 January 2022

  When faced with a bank’s formal demand for payment, individual debtors can feel that there is little they can do but comply. However, as a High Court ruling showed, with...

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• Ambiguous Wills – Court of Appeal Gives Effect to Deceased's Intentions

  • Posted18 January 2022

  Where words used in a will are ambiguous, judges will strive to interpret them in a way that gives effect to the deceased’s intentions. An instructive Court of Appeal decision...

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• Can the COVID-19 Crisis Justify Reopening Financial Orders in Divorce?

  • Posted13 January 2022

  Can the economic havoc wreaked by the COVID-19 pandemic justify the re-drawing of final financial orders made following a divorce? The High Court has ruled in a guideline case that...

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• Determined DIY Builders Score Important Victory Over HMRC

  • Posted10 January 2022

  You may understandably feel overawed by the might of the tax authorities but, with the law on your side, the balance of power is far more even than you might...

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• High Court Aids Widow Left in Precarious Position by Husband's Death

  • Posted7 January 2022

  If someone on whom you depended for support has died without making reasonable financial provision for you, you should consult a solicitor without delay. In a case on point, the...

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